Specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) neurosciences

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their Neurosciences team. This role focuses on providing high-quality care to patients with complex neurological conditions, primarily in a neurosurgery setting. Candidates should have advanced skills in assessment and treatment approaches for neurological conditions, as well as experience within NHS environments. The position offers various benefits including subsidised accommodation, childcare schemes, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Subsidised accommodation

On-site nurseries

Childcare voucher scheme

Season ticket loans

Onsite gym facilities

Discounts at high street stores

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy required.
• HCPC registration essential.
• Experience in NHS and neurosurgical settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage patients in neurosurgery and neuro-rehabilitation.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments for complex neurological conditions.
• Communicate findings to patients, families, and multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for neurological conditions

Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills

Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research

Education

Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) neurosciences

We are recruiting for this permanent opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Neurosciences team, with a primary focus on neurosurgery, extending into neurology too. This is an excellent role for an experienced therapist, passionate about delivering high-quality care to patients with complex neurological conditions.

Opportunities on the neuro rotation are also available including Major Trauma and Neuro outliers, Acute and Hyper-Acute Stroke, Neuro-rehabilitation and Neurology/Neurosurgery.

About the RoleThis specialist post is based at Charing Cross Hospital, working predominantly within neurosurgery, including acute inpatient care and post-operative rehabilitation. You will also provide outreach cover for ITU patients with neurological needs and contribute to neuro-oncology outpatient clinics, supporting patients through their treatment journey.Additional benefits of working within the Trust include subsidised accommodation, on site nurseries and childcare voucher scheme, season ticket loans, onsite gym facilities, cycle to work scheme and discount and lifestyle benefits across a host of high street stores.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist occupational therapy assessment and diagnosis for adults with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced neurological assessment, clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills.
• To use advanced communication, implementing a range of verbal and non-verbal skills, with patients and their / carers to motivate, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure an understanding of their condition.
• To communicate the complex, condition-related clinical findings gained from assessment to patients' carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team and other professions.
• Have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the in-patient neurosciences, stroke and neuro-trauma. Plan and organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time.
• To take a lead in the development of the neurosciences, stroke and neuro-trauma and develop objectives and projects for the team,
• Within the Therapy Service, to contribute to overall organisational thinking, planning, evaluation and continuous improvement through leadership and membership of various groups. To make recommendations for service development.
• To develop and use performance outcome measures and audit to monitor the clinical effectiveness of the team.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Able to communicate complex information verbally and in writing clearly.
• Evidence of post-qualification training relevant to specialist area.
• Practice Placement course.
• Course in prescription of wheelchairs and seating
• Member of RCOT
• Member of communities of practice for neuro.

Experience

• Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions in neurosurgical settings.
• Application and interpretation of standardised cognitive assessments. Ability to conduct non-standardised cognitive assessments. Specialist skills in the management and treatment of cognitive impairments following neurological injury
• Significant relevant, recent clinical experience in the occupational therapy management of patients who have had a stroke, patients with long term neurological conditions requiring hospitalisation, anoxic brain injury and patients who have required neurosurgical treatments such as brain tumours.
• Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level
• Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
• Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways and using outcome measures
• Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for occupational therapists, MDT members, assistants and students Experience of service development/change management
• Experience in implementing evidence-based practice in speciality.
• Previous Band 7 experience in relevant post
• Leadership of an occupational therapy team
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Clinical research experience
• Presentation and training skills: writing for publication.
• Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of neurological presentations and conditions such as stroke, progressive neurological disorders, genetic neurological conditions, anoxic brain damage.
• Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of stroke and other neurological /neurosurgical presentations and conditions
• Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of neurological presentations and conditions
• Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of assessment and treatment interventions for stroke, neurology and neurorehab Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
• Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively.
• Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for occupational therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
• Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet differing patient needs
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
• Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
• Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
• Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

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.