Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational Therapist with relevant experience in acute medicine to join our Admission Avoidance Team at NMUH. This team consists of Occupational Therapist , Physiotherapist , Nurses and Therapy Assistants. We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and flexible person who will be able to be able to cover across Accident and Emergency and the Acute Assessment wards. This role involves working across seven days as part of a seven day Rota. The Admission Avoidance Team is part of the integrated Therapies Service and staff benefit from excellent learning opportunities .
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be:
Managing a complex case load using advanced clinical reasoning to support Multidisciplinary assessments and complex discharge planning /admission avoidance .
Will be a key member working in the Admission Avoidance Team and work jointly with the other Band 7 Therapists and Nurse to ensure smooth running of the Team and on-going development of the Team.
Part of a seven day service providing comprehensive assessments to facilitate timely discharges and prevent admissions from Accident and Emergency and associated short stay units across the hot floor.
Responsible for supporting and supervising junior staff within the team and students on placements.
About us
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.
We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Further details regarding the job, responsibilities and key relationships can be found in the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council
- Documented evidence Continued Professional Development of relevant specialist knowledge and skills
Desirable
- Member of relevant interest group.
- Member of RCOT.
- Undertaken post graduate study equivalent to M level study relevant to the area of practice.
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 6 level in Acute Care rotations or specifically in Emergency Ambulatory Care setting
- Experience of writing and delivering in-service training programmes.
- Completed the following core rotations (acute medicine, older peoples acute care, neurology/ stroke, surgery & orthopaedics
- Experience of supervising qualified & non-qualified staff, including participation in personal development reviews
- Experience of clinical governance initiatives
Desirable
- Experience across a range of NHS sectors e.g.Primary, Secondary and Community Services
Skills and abilities
Essential
- IT skills-computer literature in email, word and Powerpoint
- oKnowledge of current NHS initiatives
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to OT services
- Knowledge of pathologies and the current medical management of commonly occurring conditions for hospital based and community patients
- Knowledge of outcome measure tools
- Able to communicate complex and sensitive information in written and verbal forms to patients and staff
- Able to work as a team member and to develop team spirits
- Well-developed organisational and planning skills
- Well-developed counseling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients and carers.
- Able to identify and recognise when to seek advice and support concerning clinical, managerial, professional, and organisational issues
- Good counselling and advocacy skills to support staff, patients, and carers
- Able to employ motivational and influencing skills with staff, patients, carers, and other professionals
- Able to apply problem-solving skills to complex situations, which may include clinical or organisational issues
- To have well developed clinical reasoning skills
- Placement Educator qualification
- Able to identify your own training and support others
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Employer details
Employer name
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Address
North Middlesex University Hospital
London
N18 1QX