Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Band 7 OT with experience of working with an older person caseload. The ideal candidate will be committed to delivering high quality, patient centred therapy, demonstrating the value of occupational therapy interventions in the acute setting.



You will have advanced clinical assessment skills in cognitive, physical and functional assessment and be able to design treatment plans to address limitations identified from the assessments completed.



You will support patient flow in the organisation with timely and targeted assessment of patients who need Occupational Therapy, making recommendations for discharge and support other staff in the team to do the same.



An integral part of your role will be supporting and developing staff on rotation to the Care of Older person unit and students on placement. We are committed to developing our staff, providing the best opportunities to enhance their skills and knowledge, working with senior role models in a nurturing and supportive environment.



Our teams of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists work in integrated teams and in clinical specialities and are well supported by Clinical Leads.



You will have access to training and development, and we actively encourage quality improvement and audit to shape and evaluate our services. The Trust also run an AHP fellowship programme for future aspiring leaders.



Provide operational and clinical leadership to a therapy team which i ncludes staff of different grades and disciplines.



Work closely with Physiotherapy Team Leads to support team organisation and prioritisation processes.



Deputise for the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist alongside other team leads;



Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills and the ability to undertake assessment of complex patients including cognitive assessment, functional and environmental assessment, and complete treatment/rehabilitation to optimise occupational performance.



Advanced communication skills to communicate complex condition related information to patients, relative and carers and external partners, ensuring patient's therapy needs are met responsively and appropriately.



Support the induction, training and development of less experienced staff, students



Support new staff through probation and preceptorship and manage any performance concerns in line with Trust Policy and with the support of the Clinical Leads.



Apply OT expertise in developing clinical services and, support the Clinical Lead OT, Clinical Lead PTs and Clinical Manager in implementing service changes across the department.



As a senior clinician keep up to date with clinical evidence/guidelines & meet the HCPC CPD requirements.



W ork flexibly across seven days as required including weekends and bank holidays. This includes rostered cover outside of core working hours up to 20:00 .



Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.



In addition to the post summary please review the full job description and person specification for the role before applying.