Bank Occupational Therapy Assistant

NHS; Haywards Heath, City of Edinburgh, Brighton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job description

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Come and join us at University Hospitals Sussex Occupational Therapy Department!

We are looking to build a bank of Occupational Therapy Assistants who can work part-time hours for us as required. This would be potentially across any of our sites and any of our teams, but focussed on the Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, Princess Royal Hospital Haywards Heath and Newhaven Rehab. The posts would ideally suit Occupational Therapy students who have 2-3 days per week where they are available to work and gain experience in different teams whilst training as an OT.

Bank hours are not guaranteed each week and you may be asked to move around different teams as we will use our bank staff to cover vacancies in teams, but as a Bank staff member you can also say how many hours you can offer and where your preferred site would be.

Previous bank staff who have been OT students have gone on to find band 5 jobs with UHS so the job is a great way for you to find out what UHS OT is like to work for whilst gaining valuable experience along the way.

We are looking for passionate, creative and motivated individuals who have excellent communication, time management and organisational skills required to work in a fast-paced environment.

We offer:

• Opportunities for learning and developing

Main duties of the job

1. To apply, under the supervision of a registered occupational therapist, technical and creative skills in the provision of a flexible, patient centred programme of Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments.
2. To work effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in providing a programme of Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments for a selected caseload of patients, being able to make alterations when required by assessment of patient progress.
3. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. 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 our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - 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 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. Please read this document for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good general education including English and Mathematics
• Relevant theoretical and practical training to NVQ III level or equivalent e.g. departmental training or courses on topics relevant to the post
• Related academic qualifications including student of Occupational Therapy
• Up to date manual handling training

Knowledge, experience & skills

• Experience working in NHS health or social care or be able to demonstrate transferable skills
• Knowledge of roles of other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Well-developed observation skills and the ability to attend to detail
• Experience of working under own initiative
• Good communication, verbal and written
• Proven competency training in fitting and assessing for daily living equipment and carrying out activity of daily living assessments, basic mobility, running groups and providing individual exercise programmes
• Experience of interviewing/information gathering

Specific Requirements

• Good time management including punctuality and ability to prioritise caseload
• Ability to work flexibly by using own initiative, under the guidance of the lead professional
• Physically able to carry out a job that requires taking weight in the therapeutic handling of patients
• Ability to develop effective working and therapeutic relationships
• An understanding of disability and social issues and the impact on people's functional ability

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)