Rotational Occupational Therapist

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will play a vital role in supporting patient assessments and treatments, working within a friendly and integrated therapy team. With opportunities to develop both clinical and non-clinical skills, this position is ideal for clinicians passionate about patient care in an acute health setting.

Benefits

On-site nursery facilities

Child care vouchers

Cycle to work scheme

20% discount at on-site restaurant

Health, fitness and shopping discounts

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive post-registration experience in Occupational Therapy.
• Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Understanding of standardised assessments and outcome measures.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive needs assessments for patients.
• Provide individualised and specialised treatments.
• Plan and implement both individual and group interventions.

Skills

Effective written communication

Effective oral communication

Application of the OT process

Knowledge of current best practices in OT

Education

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

"Compassionate Care, Safety and Quality at the heart of everything we do"

We provide acute and specialist services from Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon Hospital . Our services include; accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. Our modern treatment centre at Mount Vernon offers routine inpatient services, diagnostics and outpatient clinics.

Our vision is: To put compassionate care, safety and quality at the heart of everything we do. We are clear that this can only be achieved by our staff, our most valuable asset. We are committed to making improvements which we will deliver through living our core values: C ommunication A, ttitud Re, esponsibili Ety, quity S and af CARESety - . More information about our vision and values and how we build theses into our recruitment process can be fo https://www.thh.nhs.uk/about/values.phpund at

We aim to continually improve our facilities and services and some recent improvements include: a new acute medical unit and endoscopy suite, a new specialist neuro-rehab unit, a refurbishment of our maternity unit, a new Macmillan cancer information centre as well as an award winning dementia-friendly ward for elderly people with complex health conditions.

Working with us

Our team at Hillingdon is made up of over 3000 dedicated and passionate staff who work together to deliver high levels of patient care. Our team includes medical staff, other health professionals, clinical support, corporate staff, facilities staff and volunteers to name but a few.

We value our staff and wherever possible offer flexible hours and a full range of benefits including on-site nursery facilities, child care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme, on-site restaurant with 20% discount for staff, health, fitness and shopping discounts as well as a wide range of training and career development opportunities. We are proud to say that our CQC inspection reflected the values of our caring staff and our staff survey results show that our staff look forward to coming to work here

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is very proud of its diverse workforce: our differences is what makes our Trust unique. We are an employer of equal opportunities.

As part of our values, we are committed to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. We actively celebrate colleagues different abilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Therefore, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, so as to build an organisation that represents a variety of cultures, skills and traits

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Key details

Location

SiteHillingdon HospitalAddressPield Heath RoadTownUxbridgePostcodeUB8 3NNMajor / Minor RegionLondon

Contract type & working pattern

ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary£42,939 - £50,697 per annum (incl. of HCAA)Salary periodYearlyGrade(NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Main areaOccupational TherapyInterview date02/06/2025

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The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).

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Job Overview

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Therapy Team at Hillingdon Hospital.

We are seeking a band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, integrated inpatient therapy department. The therapy department is the third largest staff group within the Trust and is widely respected. As a Rotational Occupational Therapist, you will play an essential part in the assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients. You will work closely with the patient, their support network, and Multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve a positive outcome.

The 9-month Rotations Include

The Stroke Unit

Acute Older Adults

Frailty

The Acute Medical Unit

Medicine and Surgery

During the rotations, you will be given opportunities to consolidate existing skills and be supported to further develop clinical and non-clinical skills. We are looking for clinicians who have a passion and experience of working in an acute, physical health setting.

An interview date to be confirmed.

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Main Tasks And Responsibilities

Clinical

To Autonomously Complete The OT Process With Patients Including

• Comprehensive assessment of needs
• Provide individualised and specialised treatments to patients on caseload, which will include a variety of physical, cognitive, and psychological conditions.
• Lead and facilitate on patient discharges with arranging package of care, providing equipment and community support.
  
  

The OT process includes liaising with relatives, care givers and NOKs, providing updates regarding patients progress and discharge plans.

To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions.

T o monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to ensure effectiveness of intervention.

T o assess for patients equipment needs. Once equipment needs are identified, order equipment in a timely fashion to facilitate discharge. Equipment risk assessments eg bed rail assessments and manual handling risk assessments are to be completed where appropriate to ensure patient safety.

Provide document interventions accurately and within guidelines. Provide timely and accurate documentation to facilitate a smooth transfer of care to the community .

Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions for patients to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of therapy. Use agreed outcome measures to document the effectiveness.

Working for our organisation

Our organisation

This is a great time to join The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are currently in the process of redeveloping the hospital to provide a state-of-the-art hospital for the residents of Hillingdon, and beyond, which supports the very best in delivery of healthcare and will be fit for our future.

We are the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offer a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trusts services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making always making urgent improvements to address this particularly in infection prevention and control.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date. All contracts are issued under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions of employment and all posts are subject to appropriate job matching or evaluation process, where indicated. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population. Please note that all candidates at risk in London and going through the NHS London Redeployment scheme are to be given priority as part of the recruitment process where their application meets the essential criteria for the role.

Please note: If you do not meet the requirements for the role or have specific registration where required then your application will be automatically rejected.

If you do not hear from within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume you are unsuccessful.

The Hillingdon Hospital will use the information provided primarily for the purposes of managing your employment within the Trust.

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Applicant requirements

warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications And Education

Essential criteria

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Member of BAOT
• Membership of special section
  
  

EXPERIENCE And KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

• Extensive post-registration experience of O.T. including specific and significant experience in the clinical area
• Documented evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Understanding of standardised assessments and outcome measures and their use.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of research and audit
• Experience or knowledge of Social Care setting and knowledge of major adaptations
• Supervisory experience in working with support staff and/or students
• Fieldwork Educators Course
  
  

SKILLS And ABILITIES

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of current best practice in OT
• Application of the OT process within acute setting
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate OT programmes to address peoples complex and changing health and social well being needs
• Ability to identify and implement patient goals.
• Enthusiasm for, and evidence of, working within an MDT team
• Ability to assess for and prescribe wheelchairs and cushions
• Ability to advise on equipment and adaptations, with an understanding of the role of Social Care
• Ability to manage own caseload and identify priorities.
• Computer Literacy sufficient to perform this role.
• Ability to work with statutory or voluntary agencies
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Neurological handling skills
• Experience in running group programmes.
• Ability to apply cognitive behavioural approach to a physical setting
• Training, presentation and facilitation skills.
  
  

QUALITIES

Essential criteria

• Actively participate in training and self- development programmes
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to cope with change
• Ability to manage time well.
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Commitment to continued learning and development
• A commitment to supervision and the KSF/PDP process
• Commitment to the continued development of the service
• Interest in the future development of OT as a profession.
• Willingness to take O.T. students
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of specialist neurological courses and study
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• An understanding of Equal opportunities; with a commitment to ensuring fair, consistent work practices
• Willingness to work flexibly
• Willingness to support the values of the department and the Trust
• Car Driver with manual licence, and willing to drive patients in the hospital vehicles
  
  

Documents

• B6 rotational OT (, 704.3)PDFKB
• Rotational B6 OT PS (, 696.3)PDFKB
• Culture & Values - CARES Behaviours (, 155.5)PDFKB
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

NameRichard FogartyJob titleTherapy Team LeadEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01895 279749Additional information

For an informal discussion, please contact Richard Fogarty, [email protected] (Therapy Team Lead Older Adults), 01895 279749

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

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