Job summary
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are currently seeking experienced Occupational Therapists to provide a high quality, responsive service for patients in and around the Buckingham community working as part of the Buckingham Rapid Response and intermediate care team.
Are you passionate and experienced in providing Occupational Therapy? Would you like to be part of a highly qualified team providing support for patients working in an integrated hospital and community service? If so, we would like to hear from you today!
Working in Buckinghamshire, you will be part of a 6,000 person team of highly trained clinical staff, working with a Trust whose goal is to Collaborate with each other, aspire to be the best, respect everyone, and enable people to take responsibility. The care for a population of 500,000 patients across their 3 hospital sites, local bases and the community. Their stroke service is one of the best in the region, and are a centre for burns and plastics, along with a world famous National Spinal Injuries Centre.
Main duties of the job
As an integral member of the Rapid
Response and Intermediate Care service (RRIC) you will be working within the
community helping patients stay in their own home, empowering recovery and
preventing unnecessary hospitalisation. You will also support early discharge
from hospital and patients at the end of life.
- To have responsibility for leading and
developing the Therapy team within Acute Medicine, in regard to all aspects of
clinical governance within this specialty.
- To perform specialised assessment and treatment
for patients with highly complex needs, and to provide expert advice, guidance
and information to health and social care professionals, carers, relatives and
others.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical
responsibilities as a skilled, autonomous and advanced practitioner.
- To actively lead development of
professional and service initiatives and contribute to organisational
objectives.
- To supervise, teach and appraise
Occupational Therapy staff and students within the specialty.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the planning and delivery of Occupational Therapy within the designated area. Manage a caseload of service users with complex needs, using evidence based/person centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To be successful in applying for this role you will need:
- Current relevant professional registration (HCPC Registration)
- Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience
- Enhanced DBS
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Car driver / owner able to travel to other locations within the trust using own vehicle (mileage paid)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- University Degree in Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Previous work experience within the NHS at Band 6 level or significant
- experience as a highly skilled band 5
Desirable
- Experience of leading a team/ junior staff
- Previous work experience within the NHS at Band 7 level
- Minimum 2-3 years working as a registered practitioner within UK/NHS
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
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Buckingham Community Hospital
High Street
Buckingham
MK18 1NU