Rotational Occupational Therapist

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity available at the RUH to join our newly created band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation.

Our 9 month rotations are a great option for an Occupational Therapist who is looking to extend their skills in a variety of services to support patients of varying ages needing specialist occupational therapy. Rotation areas will include Emergency Medicine, Cardiology and Respiratory, Surgery, Hospital at Home and Frailty Front Door Service.

We continually review our rotations and over time we hope to extend to include other services to increase skills and knowledge in an increased variety of specialties.

The RUH offers the opportunity to work in a progressive and friendly integrated Therapies department. This role will allow the advancement of clinical skills and knowledge in various specialist areas as well as encouraging development of leadership skills including supervision skills, recruitment skills, service development and project management.

If you're a self-motivated, forward-thinking Occupational Therapist who is looking to join an Adult Therapies Team and help in continuing this progression of the role of Occupational Therapists across the Trust, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention to optimise independence as well as creating rehabilitation plans as appropriate. They will also provide and promote acute rehabilitation to patients within their rotational service area.

They will also provide daily clinical management of Occupational Therapy staff and some junior Physiotherapy staff working with their rotational team and provide supervision to occupational therapy students and apprentices.

The post holder will have clinical autonomy and be responsible for the management of their own caseload, have an awareness of the caseload demands within the whole rotational therapy team and allocate clinical capacity according to service demands. This will enable them to co-ordinate the daily service delivery across the hospital in the most effective way.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of relevant and recent professional development
• Membership with Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
• Training in clinical supervision
• Quality improvement training

Knowledge and Experience

• Practical experience and knowledge of clinical conditions relevant to area of work.
• Significant experience of working with and discharge planning for patients with complex needs including patients at the end of their life
• Strong understanding of, and positive view of risk enablement
• Experience supervising less experienced staff and students

Specific Skills

• Up to date with professional and evidence based practice
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
• Teaching skills
• Clinical supervision skills

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.