Job summary
The Royal Sussex County Hospital are now recruiting Bank Occupational Therapists to join their supportive and friendly team. There are flexible shift patterns to find your work/home life balance.
The Occupational Therapy teams at the Royal Sussex County cover acute stroke, neurosurgery, major trauma, neuro-medical, medical/surgical, frailty and A&E wards. We are looking for motivated individuals to join the team.
Main duties of the job
To work independently as an autonomous practitioner by providing specialist assessment and intervention to individuals presenting with a range of physical, cognitive, social or perceptual deficits which impact on functional ability and safety within their home environment, using an evidence based and person-centred approach.
To ensure a proactive approach to rehabilitation to maintain and improve function and to facilitate timely discharges always thinking 'Home First'.
To work closely with Physiotherapy colleagues, as well as the wider multi-disciplinary team. This will involve providing both formal and informal clinical support where necessary.
To provide supervision and leadership for relevant junior and senior members of staff and students on practice placement.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy Services within a designated specialist team.
About us
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Attached you will find the job description and person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.
We highly recommend you view this document and use it when completing the application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of recent and relevant Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Practice educators' course
- Member of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of the role of an acute OT in a range of settings and the use of assessment, treatment and rehab interventions for these patients
- Experience in the assessment and formulating treatment plans for patients who have complex physical, psychological, emotional, sensory and social needs using standardised and non-standardised assessment forms
- Ability to prioritise caseloads daily, demonstrate effective time management and delegate appropriately
- To be able to manage under pressure and respond to the rapidly changing demand of the hospital environment, whilst supporting other team members to do the same
- Excellent communication skills to manage clinical or team issues
- To be able to coordinate complex discharges and follow up care and support junior staff with this
Desirable
- To understand clinical governance, and how it informs Occupational Therapy practice.
- Presentation and training skills
People Management and Development
Essential
- To be able to provide leadership when the team in under pressure or in the absence of the team lead.
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
- Experience in providing clinical supervision formally and informally for students and staff
Desirable
- Evidence of being a practice educator for students
Equality,diversity, and Inclusion
Essential
- Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
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
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Eastern Road
Brighton
BN2 5BE