Description
We are recruiting to an exciting Band 7 Occupational Therapy post within Orthopaedics. This post offers a varied caseload including trauma, elective and patients with challenging health and social care needs, therefore knowledge of relevant conditions and ability to manage complex cases is essential. The role will also entail providing support to community patients within the Hip Fracture Early Supported Discharge Team.
The BHRUT focus is on early intervention to support high-quality patient care, therefore excellent communication skills and experience of discharge services such as HomeFirst or Discharge to Assess is an advantage. Strong leadership and team management skills are required to support students and junior staff. In return, you will receive excellent peer support and service development opportunities working alongside the Clinical Specialist.
You will have opportunity to be involved in developing the hip fracture and high-volume elective orthopaedic pathways as well as orthopaedic weekend services.
Main duties of the job
- Using a holistic approach, provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients within your area of specialty, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries
- To give highly specialist guidance to other members of the MDT on matters relating to your specialist area
- Provide leadership for the Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Therapy Lead and Clinical Specialist, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to patients within your specialist area on a day-to-day basis
- To provide a lead role in teaching and supporting colleagues in matters relating to specialist area
- To participate in the training of undergraduate Occupational Therapists
- To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required both within management and clinical areas
- To contribute to the day to day running and development of the service through promotion, adaptation and development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practice and current research
Benefits
- Excellent peer support and service development opportunities
- Opportunity to be involved in developing the hip fracture and high-volume elective orthopaedic pathways as well as orthopaedic weekend services
Person Specification
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- H.C.P.C. Registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD
- Evidence of ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Evidence of ability to demonstrate leadership and supervisory skills
- Evidence of ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information (verbal, non-verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner
- Ability to work at moderate to intense physical effort throughout the day
- Ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients and carers