Rotational Occupational Therapist

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist for a rotational role covering various specialties. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Occupational Therapy, valid HCPC registration, and experience in patient assessments. The role emphasizes innovative patient care and involves participation in weekend working. Join a high-performing team committed to providing safe and compassionate care to a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Experience across core rotations.
• Ability to assess cognitive and affective impairment.
• Specialist skills in seating and postural management.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based assessments and discharge planning.
• Conduct advanced cognitive and motor assessments.
• Support learning and development of junior staff.

Skills

Patient assessment

Cognitive assessment

Therapeutic manual handling

Holistic assessment

Upper limb assessment

Energy conservation

Education

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy

Valid HCPC registration

Evidence of relevant CPD

Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation for 1 year maternity leave cover at Barts Health NHS Trust. This is a rotational post, aimed at consolidating and enhancing knowledge and experience across acute rotations at The Royal London Hospital, Major Trauma Centre and St Bartholomew's Hospital, Tertiary Centre for heart and cancer care. The role provides high quality patient assessment, treatment and intervention as part the specialist therapy team on each rotation.

We are looking for a highly skilled, innovative and passionate individual to join our Band 6 Occupational Therapy team. The Royal London Hospital & St Bartholomew's Hospital Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation involves 9-month rotations across a range of diverse areas including:

• Hand Therapy
• Major Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Stroke (HASU and ASU)
• Cardiac surgery and Cardiology
• Vascular and Amputees
• Oncology
• Acute Assessment Unit
• Health Care of the Elderly

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, autonomous and dynamic individual who is committed to further improving their clinical assessment and activity analysis skills and providing high quality, timely and effective services to patients and the organisation.

Occupational Therapists within Barts Health are expected to be part of the weekend working rota.

Main duties of the job

• To provide evidence-based, functional assessments, treatment and discharge planning to patients within the clinical speciality.
• To provide advanced cognitive, motor, sensory and perceptual assessments and treatments for patients with complex needs.
• To provide specialist advice and information to patients, carers and other professionals.
• To perform manual handling tasks such as the hoisting and/or transfer of patients, fitting of ADL equipment, and basic IT skills.
• To participate in evidence-based audit and service development projects relevant to the area of speciality, carried out in conjunction with the Senior Therapists (OT/PT) to ensure high standards of care & service development are maintained and improved upon.
• To provide supervision and support learning and development of other staff including band 5 occupational therapists, support workers and students.
• To participate in the Band 6 rotational scheme working across the Barts Health NHS Trust sites, which will require working in a range of ward settings and departments including:
• Hand Therapy
• Stroke (HASU and ASU)
• Cardiac surgery and Cardiology
• Vascular and Amputees
• Oncology
• Acute Assessment Unit
• Health Care of the Elderly

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy
• Valid HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

• Experience across core rotations

Skills

• Ability to risk assess and carry out patient assessment, treatment sessions and discharge
• Ability to assess and treat cognitive and affective impairment, its impact on function
• Ability to structure holistic assessment and the OT process within a framework that provides clear clinical reasoning
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of sitting and seating
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of postural management
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of upper limb assessment and treatment
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of energy conservation/fatigue management
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of therapeutic manual handling
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of cognitive assessment and treatment
• Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of capacity assessment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.