Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an existing band 7 or experienced band 6 to join the Medicine and Oncology Team, based at Nottingham City Hospital. The clinical areas covered within this role include oncology, respiratory, renal, haematology and palliative care.
We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic individual who is committed to leading on clinical practice, evolving the occupational therapy role and developing patient pathways. The post will focus on medical rehabilitation, particularly for patients with long term conditions, so the successful candidate must have a have broad experience of a variety of clinical areas including the medicine specialities, neurology and orthopaedics.
The successful candidate will work alongside the team leader and Advanced Practitioner and be responsible for progressing a team of occupational therapists, occupational therapy support workers and generic therapy support workers. This role is a good opportunity for your own development opportunities skills whilst working within a supportive and motivated team.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary please familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
The main duties of the job include but are not limited to:
Work as part of multidisciplinary teams in all clinical areas.
Demonstrate advanced level patient assessment and intervention as appropriate in the relevant areas, including rehabilitation, activity analysis and clinical reasoning.
Lead and provide clinical support to members of the team
Lead the teams projects meetings and support more junior staff with their projects when needed
Provide supervision to more junior staff (including Band 6 and band 5, support workers and students)
Undertake relevant managerial and operational duties and responsibilities
Work alongside Therapy Service Managers and senior colleagues in the occupational therapy to develop the service in line with evidence based practice
Support student placements within the team and provide formal and informal training
Participate in the weekend working rota.
Working for our organisation
As a large acute teaching hospital, NUH has a range of fantastic career development opportunities. NUH Therapy Services is a supportive department with a robust appraisal process and many learning opportunities for our staff.
The Occupational Therapy service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Directorate, within the Clinical Support Division. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 700 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. Our Chief AHP leads our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.
The Medicine and Oncology Team is a supportive team. We are committed to delivering high quality evidence-based person-centred assessments, treatments, and rehabilitation to our patients whilst optimising patient flow within the acute setting.
We work alongside other medical OT colleagues at QMC, and our physiotherapy counterparts at City Hospital. We have a clear vision for the future of the team and are highly motivated to continue to learn, adapt and challenge practice. We expect team members to contribute to a positive and inclusive team culture that supports high performance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will demonstrate advanced level occupational therapy skills in assessment and diverse interventions including rehabilitation, seating, positioning, splinting and discharge planning. An in-depth understanding of stroke or neurology management is essential for this role.
A willingness to learn and develop further, both clinically and professionally and to lead on this within the team is essential. The successful applicant must be open minded to new ways of working and lead on this. The ideal individual for this role needs to be flexible, dynamic and forward thinking. Strong leadership qualities are essential in this post, alongside advocating for the OT role in the MDT setting. You will demonstrate an ability to work autonomously to an advanced level and provide support to other members of the team, including peers, Band 5 OT’s, including preceptees, support workers and students. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work flexibly to support the needs of the service.
See Job description and Person Specification for more information.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
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Communication skills
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Analytical and judgement skills
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Planning and Organisational skills
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience. Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are currently under-represented at NUH.
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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.
Skilled Workers Visa: We welcome applications from individuals who require a skilled worker visa in line with the Home Office regulations. NON-UK/NON SETTLED candidates may not be appointed, if a suitably qualified and skilled UK/SETTLED candidate is successful at interview stage as it is unlikely that the Trust is able to satisfy the Home Office Visa requirements
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