Job description

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a dynamic and dedicated Bank Occupational Therapist, with extensive experience in delivering Occupational Therapy services in the acute hospital setting and or community. Experience in assessing and treating patients across all our services including orthopaedics, post surgical, palliative care and community.

Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our independent private Hospital has just been rated the number one in the country for care in the latest Bupa survey. Uniquely, all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.

What are my responsibilities in this Bank Occupational Therapist Role?

• To support the development of the Occupational Therapy service striving to ensure best practice, maximise efficiency, productivity and cost effectiveness.
• To have overall accountability for the planning and management of own complex and specialised caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To utilise clinical reasoning and analytical skills with evidence based knowledge to assess and diagnose patients and implement appropriate management plans as an autonomous practitioner.
• To use communication and behaviour change skills to facilitate a long term self-management approach with patients living with acute/or chronic conditions
• To continuously assess, evaluate and modify treatment aims, objectives and desired outcomes in collaboration with the patient, any carers and multidisciplinary team.
• To make recommendations to colleagues and members of the MDT, based on advanced theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the ongoing management of patients.
• Participate in MDT meetings, contributing to discussions and decisions with regards to patient care and discharge planning.

Am I the right person for this Bank Occupational Therapy Role?

• BSc (hons) degree in Occupational Therapy or diploma or equivalent
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of additional specialist knowledge acquired through relevant post-graduate training.
• Experience of working with patients in the inpatient and outpatient/community neurological setting.
• Experience of working across different inpatient specialties e.g. orthopaedic, medical, post surgical.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.

Why work for us?

At our organisation we are passionate about providing our employees with a supportive and engaging environment. As well as ongoing development and training, we offer our employees a wide range of benefits;

If you are ready for a new challenge and relish the chance to become part of a successful, forward thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• BSc (hons) degree in Occupational Therapy or diploma or equivalent
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration for Occupational Therapy
• Member of specialist interest group
• Experience of working with an array of patients in the inpatient and outpatient occupational therapy setting.
• Experience of a wide range of approaches for the management of complex patients.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Address

60 Grove End Road

St John’s Wood

London

NW8 9NH