Job Description

We are looking to recruit motivated Occupational Therapists to join our general Band 6 rotation at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust. NHS experience is desirable, but applications with similar experience will be considered.

The rotations are 6 months in length and include:

ITU and Surgery



Emergency services and admission avoidance



Medicine and Care of the Elderly



Orthopaedics/Hand Therapy



Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke



The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to refine your clinical skills and development of self, and focus more on developing others and your own specialist skills. There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process as well as robust in-house training within each team. The therapies department embraces development of our own staff to progress their career within the department.



ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements. Flexible working requests will be considered.



Manage a specialist inpatient caseload using clinical skills and reasoning



Support junior staff with caseload management and prioritisation on other wards



Complete patient assessments in a ward setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input and discharge planning to facilitate a safe discharge



Contribute to board rounds, putting patient care and the patient experience first.



Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists and support junior staff with decision making



Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that risks are minimised for discharge



Actively participate in yours and others' regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements



Use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player.



Demonstrate leadership skills and deputise for the team leads whenever necessary



Participate in the development of occupational therapists and support staff and students within clinical speciality through training, competencies and supervision



Participate in multi-disciplinary team teaching



To participate in specific 7 day working rotas, dependent on the team/area



Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.



Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.



We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.



Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.



This is an exciting time to join our Trust, as we work on the expansion of our theatres at Ashford Hospital and move towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures; with care delivered by dedicated, specialist teams in a modern and well-equipped environment.



We hope to use this centre to create an environment of learning and to facilitate training of the next generation of our skilled NHS workforce. Our plans are ambitious - why not, come and be a part of our journey.



Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.



Please refer to the attached JDPS for a full list of duties and responsibilities associated with this role.



Clinical or technical



To be able to carry out comprehensive assessments and treatment plans for patients including those with complex presentations/ multipathologies.



To support junior therapists, assistants and students with their caseload as required.



To keep up to date with developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes to your clinical practice.



To attend relevant training in order to maintain competencies



Leadership or managerial



To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development.



To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser.



To supervise junior therapists, students and assistants



Information and reporting



To participate in clinical audit and the evaluation of clinical effectiveness



To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects.



Service improvement



To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service.



Communications and Engagement



To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient's care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working



To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patient in order to progress treatment programmes.



To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (Royal College of Occupational Therapy), Trust and service standards and policies.



General responsibilities



To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able.