Job Description

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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy service.



Established four years ago the LGT and Oxleas Rotational Band 6 AHP Rotational Programme has provided a unique opportunity for AHPs to work in Acute, Community and Mental Health providing a career progression pathway.



These roles are ideal for experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who are looking for a promotional opportunity. We offer the Oxleas AHP Beyond Preceptorship Programme to support AHPs in their transition from Band 5 to 6. Supervision, support and training is well embedded in both organisations.

The current rotations include:

Emergency Department



Acute Medicine Unit - short stay frailty unit and acute medicine



Care of the Elderly



ITU & Neuro outliers



Trauma and Orthopedics



Medicine



Stroke Unit (University Hospital Lewisham)



Community Neuro Rehab (Oxleas including ESD)



Bexley Rapid Response Team (Community, partnered with Oxleas)



Community Paediatric rotation currently being explored.



LGT & Oxleas Band 6 AHP Rotation Programme - YouTube



The successful applicant will will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with a range of agencies and local services. The successful post holder will have access to regular training and CPD opportunities to further develop their career. Initially there will be support to transition from a Band 5 to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, or to encourage further development for experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapists.



Senior Occupational Therapists are more experienced clinicians who independently manage a full specialised clinical caseload. They are responsible for supervising designated members of staff within the team, including students and apprentices on placement.



Our senior Occupational Therapists rotate through speciality pathways on a 9-monthly basis and work under supervision of an allocated Team Lead for the Clinical Area.



The rotations associated with this post may change in response to future service demands and the postholder may be required to work at any of the sites within the Trust.



If the post is a rotational role, this means you will rotate across the Trust hospital sites and this would reflect on your high cost area allowance. The location on the contract is the first rotation site and will change for the next rotation.



When based on the acute sits you will be working in a large friendly therapy department, in a vibrant and diverse area of London based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.



PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY



Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:



Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development



Widening access (anchor institution) and employability



Improving the experience of staff with disability



Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development



Making equalities mainstream



JOB PURPOSE



An opportunity has arisen for a senior Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Department at the Queen Elizabeth, Woolwich. You may be an experienced band 5 or an established band 6 seeking a new challenge.



Senior Occupational Therapists are more experienced clinicians who independently manage a full specialised clinical caseload. They are responsible for supervising designated members of staff within the team, including students and apprentices on placement.



Our senior Occupational Therapists rotate through speciality pathways on a 9-monthly basis and work under supervision of an allocated Team Lead for the Clinical Area.

Inpatient Rotations at Queen Elizabeth Hospital include:

Emergency Department



Acute Medical Unit



Care of the Elderly



Trauma Orthopaedics & Surgery



Critical Care & Neuro Outliers

Inpatient Rotation at University Hospital Lewisham:

Stroke Rehab

Community Rotations (car driver required) Include:

Oxleas Older Persons Psychiatry



Bromley Stroke Rehab



Bexley Rapid Response



Greenwich Joint Emergency Care



Clinical Governance and clinical support will be provided to rotational staff by the Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead in each specialty.



In conjunction with the Team Lead, the post holder will participate in a rolling programme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research across the speciality.



The rotations associated with this post may change in response to future service demands and the postholder may be required to work at any of the sites within the Trust.



7-day working for Therapies is under development within the Trust and it is anticipated that the postholder will be required to work at weekends on a roster basis during some of the above rotations.



KEY RELATIONSHIPS



Band 5 Occupational Therapists, Team Lead Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Inpatient Site Lead, Heads of Therapies, Therapy Support Workers, Medical Consultants, Physiotherapists / Speech and Language Therapists / Dietitians, All Occupational Therapy Staff Trustwide, Nursing Staff, Referring Hospitals, Social Services, Community Services, GPs, Voluntary Services, Academic Institutions, Specialists external to L&G.



DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



Clinical



To undertake all aspects of clinical duties and to carry a significant caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations



To work at an advanced level and to be professionally and legally accountable for a specialised patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands



To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and the work of staff under the postholder's supervision. This will include the management of clinical risk, clinical governance, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines and protocols where they exist.



To assess patients' capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient



To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with complex presentation, using investigative, palpatory, analytical and clinical reasoning skills



To undertake physical treatment techniques utilising highly developed manual skills



To formulate individualised clinical management programmes, utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care



To use recognised outcome measures to evaluate the effect of Occupational Therapy interventions and ensure that treatment programmes are progressing appropriately.



To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies. To promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy and to ensure continuation of the treatment programme. To be consulted by staff under the postholder's supervision



To participate in and where indicated, initiate multidisciplinary/multi-agency team meetings and case conferences to ensure the co-ordination of patient care. This may include the review of patient progress and discharge planning



To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with Trust guidance and professionally agreed criteria



To identify and employ suitable verbal and non-verbal communication skills with patients where there may be barriers to understanding or the inability to accept diagnosis. To facilitate the best possible communication outcome in every situation and use appropriate services e.g. interpreters, SALT



To ensure that individual practice and that of the local pathway team is user focused and patient views are incorporated into treatment planning



To employ appropriate skills such as persuasion, motivation and negotiation to gain co-operation in the continuation of the agreed treatment programme