General Medicine Team Lead- Occupational Therapy

Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust; Dartford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000

Job description

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

About

Our staff are our most valuable asset. We are committed to making staff feel appreciated, supported and included in the Trust’s successes. Our mission is to be an outstanding place to work providing the very best care for our patients and excellent career opportunities for our staff. Everything we do is guided by our core values and behaviours, identified by our staff and embedded throughout the organisation.

We have the highest CQC rating of all Acute NHS Trusts in Kent and Medway (Good). The CQC highlighted that managers promoted a positive culture that supported, valued staff and created a sense of common purpose based upon shared values.

The Trust is a great place to work, stay, develop a career and enjoy a healthy work life balance. We have made and are delivering on a wide range of commitments to staff; health and wellbeing; equality; diversity and inclusion; access to education and career development. During 2020 we set up quality councils, driven by our staff to create a culture of shared governance and quality improvement.

The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We have a strong focus on innovation and improvement. Part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ (GSTT) ‘Healthcare Alliance’ we are introducing new models of care to improve clinical outcomes for patients. Our association with GSTT also gives staff wishing to develop their skills excellent opportunities to work across numerous specialities.

The Trust provides services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, for a local population of over 500,000 people.

If you would like to be part of our innovative and forward thinking team putting patients at the centre of all we do, we invite you to #joinourfamily.

Key details

Location

Site: Darent Valley Hospital

Address: Darenth Wood Road

Town: Dartford

Postcode: DA2 8DA

Major / Minor Region: Kent

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Part time

Salary

Salary: £48,270 - £54,931 per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Occupational Therapy

Job overview

To take a Team Lead role in the provision of services within the General Medicine Directorate supervising the Inpatient Medical Occupational Therapy Team on a day to day basis in co-operation with the Head and Deputy Head of Occupational Therapist.

To ensure a high standard of Occupational Therapy service within the Inpatient therapy team specifically in services to General Medicine, Cardiac Care, Respiratory Care, Oncology and Palliative care.

To provide comprehensive OT assessments, interventions and advice for patients and relatives, using evidence based client-centred principles.

To enable provision of Occupational Therapy services in the prevention of admission and facilitation of discharge, working closely with discharge planners and care managers to provide patient follow-up in the community facilitating integrated rehabilitation programmes.

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To communicate effectively with:

• Patients, carers and other staff imparting complex and sensitive information and unwelcome news.
• Senior Occupational Therapy staff to maintain a coordinated approach to service delivery and development.
• Qualified Occupational Therapy staff, Technical Instructors, Occupational Therapy Assistants and students on clinical placement to support team working.
• Medical, nursing, paramedical, and other hospital staff to promote a co-ordinated approach to patient care.
• All disciplines in the community, particularly other Occupational Therapists, to provide continuity of care.
• To contribute to and execute the Patient Discharge Care Plan through effective communication with the patient, family and carers.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all of our staff are double vaccinated against COVID-19, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.

To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision.

Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from a senior Occupational Therapist is available if required.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

To represent the Trust externally regarding the Occupational Therapy Inpatient services provided to patients in the General Medicine Directorate as delegated by the Head and Deputy Head Occupational Therapist or the Head of Therapies.

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.

Formulate and deliver an individual Occupational Therapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than stated to aid efficient processing of applications. To ensure your application will be considered please submit it at your earliest convenience. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Please note, that due to the limited number of car parking spaces, car parking permits will be allocated subject to compliance with the Trust's eligibility criteria and availability of spaces. Permit holders are not guaranteed a car parking space.

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is a smoke free organisation. To improve public health smoking or vaping is not permitted anywhere on the hospital site.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

Essential criteria

• Health clearance from Occupational Health for the role specified
• Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.

QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Essential criteria

• BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration.
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field.

Desirable criteria

• Member of Special Interest Group.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in different specialist areas as an Occupational Therapist within the NHS, or equivalent.
• Participation in In-service training programmes.
• Participation in an audit or other evidence based practice activity
• Experience of working as part of an Occupational Therapy team and/or multi-disciplinary team within the NHS.
• Supervision experience of Occupational Therapy under-graduate students, OTTIs or Assistants

Desirable criteria

• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues
• Knowledge of the workings of community therapy services and intermediate care services

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Charlotte Paterson

Job title: Deputy Head of OT

Email address: [email protected]

Telephone number: 07380117680