Job Description

Are you looking for a Band 6 role to enhance your clinical skills and leadership development in an acute setting?



We have a full time rotational band 6 opportunity in our acute, emergency and specialist medicine team at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Wards covered in the nine months rotations are: Accident and Emergency, Acute Assessment wards, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Infectious diseases and medicine for the elderly wards.



You will work in a large dynamic and friendly integrated therapy team, and will have an opportunity to work with an effective MDT on the wards to provide a safe and high quality care for our patients.

You will be required to work closely with band 7 OT and band 5 rotational OT to plan and co-ordinate discharges for patients on medicine and medicine for the elderly wards. The post holder will be liaising with community Home first teams, Adult Social Care teams and Complex discharge teams; supervising and supporting band 5 OT staff and educate OT students on placements.



The successful applicant will have a broad range of clinical experience at band 5 level. It includes carrying out home and access visits, assessing for wheelchairs and equipment provision, co-ordinating safe and effective discharges and completing referrals to community teams for follow-up.

It is important that the successful applicant is a team player with a positive outlook, enthusiasm and ability to learn and develop new skills.



To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.



To undertake a comprehensive assessment and re-assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentation for a designated caseload to establish clients' physical, cognitive, perceptual, psychological and social functioning.



To communicate effectively, using a range of verbal and non-verbal skills, with patients and carers/family to motivate, engage to participate in therapy and to ensure an understanding of their condition.



To deal sensitively and constructively with patients and carers/family, who have high levels of anxiety frustration or aggression caused by a variety of issues, such as pain, poor prognosis or limited mobility.



To be flexible in the organisation of own caseload and to respond to predictable and unpredictable service needs throughout the day



To undertake the measurement and evaluation of your own work and current practice through the use of projects, audit or outcome measures, whether individually or with the support of senior staff



To critically appraise published research and use results to inform practice.



To assist in the induction, daily supervision and delegation of tasks to band 5 occupational therapists, therapy support workers, students and administrative staff, as required.



At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.



Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.



Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.



We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .



The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.



For both overviews, please view the attachment with the job advert.