Senior Occupational Therapist - £1500 New Starter Premium (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Occupational Ther[...]

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapist (Burns/Plastics/Head and Neck Team) Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

18.75 hours per week Job ref 276-6200705-KV

Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/04/2025 23:59

Senior Occupational Therapist - £1500 New Starter Premium

NHS AfC: Band 6

Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.

In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.

Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.

We also offer attractive benefits such as:

• Tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
• Flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
• A dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes

Sustainability

At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.

Please note: Past experience in one of the main specialisms is desirable but not essential as full training and support will be given to the right candidate.

We have an opportunity for you, an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with strong interest in working as one of our therapist within a welcoming and dynamic therapy team at QVH.

This position has become available due to an internal promotion.

If you are successfully appointed to this role you will be eligible for a two stage New Starter Premium of £1500 in total. You will receive £500 on the 6 month anniversary of your start date and another £1000 on the one year anniversary of your start date.

Bank staff and returners to the Trust within 12 months are not eligible for the New Starter Premium.

Main duties of the job

You must have excellent clinical skills, be proactive and self-motivated, but most importantly have a passion for maintaining high standards of care for our patients.

You will assess and treat a joint caseload of burns, plastics (Surgical patients such as: Amputees, skin cancers, eye) and head and neck patients both as inpatients on our critical care unit, high dependency unit and three wards and as outpatients in order to maximise patient recovery and function. You will attend daily handover meetings, weekly in-service training and regular MDT meetings. You will work closely with our discharge coordinator team to facilitate safe and timely discharges for our inpatients.

The Burns, Plastics and Head and Neck OT/PT team at QVH consists of 10 individuals, 7 therapists and 3 rehabilitation assistants with extended skills in pressure garment fabrication.

We can offer the opportunity:

• To work in a department with strong professional leadership, effective peer facilitation and career development
• To be involved in clinical audit, research activities and innovative practice
• To work with a wide variety of patients within a shared caseload
• For excellent CPD activities – In-service training, doctors teaching, library support, regular supervision, funding to attend courses and conferences as well as extra 1:1 support when first starting the role
• To work within an effective, supportive and cohesive multi-disciplinary team

Working for our organisation

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.

A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes.

At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends.

Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to a specialist caseload of complex burns, plastics and head and neck patients. This may include conservatively and surgically treated paediatric/adult patients. Interventions may occur in the Occupational Therapy department, Wards, Theatres, CCU and Outpatient Clinics.

To provide comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments to patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To gain consent to develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.

To participate in the therapy team training and audit programme.

To deliver patient centred rehabilitation within the multi-disciplinary team maximising patient recovery and function.

To assess functional issues to enable the safe discharge of complex patients.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or able to demonstrate specialist knowledge within this field through practical experience
• Evidence of successful completion of relevant specialist short courses or post graduate training or equivalent experience

Experience

• Significant experience as a basic grade Occupational Therapist with a broad range of experiences
• Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding of quality issues

Attributes

• Able to Prioritise
• Flexible and adaptable
• Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants or students

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.