Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner - medicine/oncology team

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the medicine and oncology team. This role involves assessing and supporting patients with complex needs, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have experience in healthcare settings and strong communication skills. This is a permanent position with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience in therapies within a health or social care setting.
• Ability to manage own caseload and undertake assessments.
• Experience working with patients in medicine and oncology.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients.
• Support patients' discharge from hospital and manage caseload.
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and the MDT.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Level 2/GCSEs grade 4 or higher in English and Maths

NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent

Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent level 5 qualification

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner - medicine/oncology team

Band 4

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Post will contribute to weekend working rota - approximately one weekend day every 6-8 weeks Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Post will contribute to weekend working rota - approximately one weekend day every 6-8 weeks) Job ref 164-7150432

Site City Hospital Campus Town Nottingham Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Assistant practitioner Medicine and Oncology Occupational Therapy Team, based on the City Campus.

You will be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients that have complex physical and cognitive needs, working alongside a large multi-disciplinary team to support patients discharge from hospital. Some clerical and administration tasks will also be undertaken (eg keeping records, filing, photocopying). You are expected to work independently.

We are looking for an individual who has experience of working in therapies, within a health or social care setting. You must enjoy working with the medicine and oncology patient group including end of life care. You will be highly motivated, have the ability to adapt to changing priorities in a busy environment, and work well in a team or on your own.

There is also a requirement to contribute to the weekends and bank holiday shifts as part of our service wide rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside Occupational Therapists who cover the respiratory, renal, oncology and haematology wards.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Involvement in assessment, progression and discharge planning, implementing rehabilitation programmes delegated by registered staff.

Taking responsible for your own caseload, working both individually and alongside other members of the team.

Gathering information about home circumstances, completing specific functional assessments, ordering equipment and providing rehabilitation and planning discharges.

Working with a variety of patient groups including those managing long-term conditions or receiving end of life care.

Helping patients manage the symptoms they are experiencing due to their condition.

Providing informal supervision to more junior staff and contributing to student placements and team teachings.

Non-clinical duties including photocopying and filing.

Excellent communication skills are a must in this role as you will be expected to communicate with patients, carers and members of the MDT.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

The Occupational Therapy service is part of the Therapies, Outpatients and Phlebotomy Services (TOPS) Directorate, within the Specialist Clinical Services care group. We are a diverse directorate of AHPs, nursing and support staff, employing around 1000 staff, working together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the directorate leadership team have AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will have previously worked within therapies in a care environment and be able to manage their own caseload. You will be expected to undertake assessments and use clinical decision making skills to interpret assessments and plan treatment/discharge planning accordingly. You will also need to demonstrate use of a wide range of equipment to promote independence. You will be expected to lead on access visits.

You will be expected to make referrals onto appropriate hospital and community services e.g. Physiotherapy, ICELS, community OT and maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with Trust policy.

You must have excellent communication skills. You must be able to develop, maintain and promote effective professional working relationships with other disciplines and members of the team and use effective communication skills to gain co-operation with treatment where there may be significant barriers to understanding or ability to co-operate with the treatment.

You will be able to develop, maintain and promote effective professional working relationships with other disciplines and members of the team including nursing and medical staff and feel confident to do so.

You will be able to provide advice and support on a day-to-day basis to other support workers including delegating tasks for them to complete.

See Job description and Person Specification for more information.

Person specification

Training and qualifications

• Level 2/GCSEs grade 4 or higher English and maths (Grade C or above prior to 2017) or equivalent Functional Skills
• NVQ/QCF level 3 in healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification e.g. A-level / BTEC.
• Foundation degree in Health and Social Care, or equivalent level 5 qualification

Physical skills

• Able to undertake therapeutic moving and handling procedures
• Experience of using Information Technology (e.g. basic word processing skills).

Experience

• Significant experience of working as a therapy support worker (Band 3)
• Experience working in a rehabilitation or relevant healthcare setting
• Experience of managing own caseload
• Previous experience working as a Band 4 assistant practitioner

Analytical and judgement skills

• Understand the scope of practice as an Assistant Practitioner, seeking help and direction when necessary
• Take an active role in supervision and reflective practice

Planning and organisation skills

• Ability to work on own initiative

Other requirements

• Must be flexible with working requirements. Working patterns will be dependent on each clinical setting and may be over 7 days.

Communication and relationship skills

• Effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Able to communicate complex information with patients who have impaired communication abilities
• Able to empathise with and motivate others

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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Name Sarah Cowlishaw Job title Occupational Therapy team leader Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07812 269709 Additional information

Alternatively, please contact Angie Greener, Specialist Occupational Therapist, on [e-mail] // 07812 269714.

We would love to hear from you if you are interested. We are happy to arrange a phonecall, Teams call or informal visit - please get in touch!