Job summary
Come and Join Us!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 or current Band 6 to join the Acute Medical team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The team includes a Band 7, three Band 6’s, Band 5 and a Band 3. We work closely with Physiotherapists, Discharge Coordinators, Rapid Response in the Community, and the innovative Home First team that undertakes discharge home visits with the care agencies using a Discharge to Assess approach.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team clinically assessing Acute Medical in-patients providing specialist treatment plans and recommendations regarding their ability to be discharged home or requiring some in-patient rehabilitation and liaising with our well established community services available.
You will support your team to do the same and lead and develop the most effective model and vision with your dynamic team, supervising and delegating in the absence of your Band 7. You will also identify and develop your own interests to aid your professional development supported and empowered by your Band 7 and Head of Occupational Therapy.
This is a very friendly, supportive and dynamic department with integratedindividual supervision, appraisal, CPD and monthly in-service training.
About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! – https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
This post is part of a very friendly, supportive and dynamic Therapy department with integrated individual supervision, appraisal, CPD and in-service training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
- PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures, including currently wearing surgical masks while working with colleagues and patients.
- COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
- If you are successful at interview, we will require you to provide evidence of you vaccination status to Occupational Health as part of the on-employment process and all new starters will need to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
- Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
- Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
- Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
- Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
- Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
- Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
- PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures, including currently wearing surgical masks while working with colleagues and patients.
- COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
- If you are successful at interview, we will require you to provide evidence of you vaccination status to Occupational Health as part of the on-employment process and all new starters will need to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
- Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
- Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
- Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
- Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
- Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
- Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
Desirable
- Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality
- Membership of professional special interest group
- Field work/clinical educators course
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of a junior rotational Occupational Therapy post in the NHS
- Experience of a broad rotational scheme including Acute medicine
- Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
- Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
- Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
- Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
Desirable
- Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours
- Experience in student clinical supervision
- Participation in audit, research activities and development activities
- Attendance at post grad courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
- Demonstration of having initiated change or practice or process
- Experience in supervision of junior staff
- Experience of undertaking Senior (Band 6) role
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
- Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
- Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and use advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to carry out manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling
- Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
- Able to participate, integrate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards.
- Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
- Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
- Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
- Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to self-direct towards the attainment of clear goals
- Positive response to constructive criticism
- Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Current registration with Health Professions Council
- Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
Desirable
- Specific formal courses appropriate to post speciality
- Membership of professional special interest group
- Field work/clinical educators course
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of a junior rotational Occupational Therapy post in the NHS
- Experience of a broad rotational scheme including Acute medicine
- Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
- Experience of managing own caseload and prioritizing
- Ability to work and interact effectively within an interdisciplinary team and contribute to decision making
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
- Knowledge and application of evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning
- Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio
Desirable
- Knowledge of areas of influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on health/illness behaviours
- Experience in student clinical supervision
- Participation in audit, research activities and development activities
- Attendance at post grad courses in related fields and demonstrates reflective learning
- Demonstration of having initiated change or practice or process
- Experience in supervision of junior staff
- Experience of undertaking Senior (Band 6) role
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to the specialist clinical area of post
- Use of and/or knowledge of POMR record keeping
- Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/experience and use advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Able to carry out manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling
- Awareness of limitations of own professional abilities
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
- Able to participate, integrate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to prioritise tasks and functions against well reasoned standards.
- Ability to plan, manage and organise required tasks within available resources (including time)
- Ability to perform at times of high pressure/demand
- Able to carry out a range of assessments and procedures in order to make clinical assessments and diagnosis
- Ability to integrate, participate and contribute as an effective member of a team
- Ability to self-direct towards the attainment of clear goals
- Positive response to constructive criticism
- Knowledge of Current related legislation (H&S, Data P. Act, etc)
- Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- Understand how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of patients
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
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 (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
