About this role
Job summary
The Medical Specialties and Oncology therapy team are seeking a highly motivated individual to join us in a newly developed rotational Band 7 OT position.Do you have a passion for acute medicine, oncology and palliative care, enjoy working in a fast-paced acute healthcare environment and can demonstrate advanced communication & strong leadership skills.
We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate rapid and robust decision-making skills while considering what matters most to the patient and families. The role will have a large focus on MDT working & supporting innovation & development in the team. You will be supported by your Band 7 peers & Clinical Lead Therapist to deliver service improvement.
The post holder will rotate on a 12-month basis across the following specialties: Renal, acute oncology & palliative care. Other specialities covered include gastroenterology, endocrine & a short stay ward.
If you have the experience outlined above and want a rewarding opportunity where you will be encouraged to influence and develop services whilst being valued and supported, then apply today.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of the provision of services to patients across the medical specialty & oncology wards.
To give highly specialist guidance to other members of the MDT on matters relating to your specialist area
To negotiate and enable changes in the patient's quality of life, by developing their transition between roles and optimising purposeful, meaningful activity. This involves assessment, practice of functional tasks, counselling, motivating and reintegration back into the community and includes supporting the patient's carer/relative and educating them on specific rehabilitation techniques to optimise independence.
To provide a consultation role in teaching and supporting colleagues' on matters relating to specialist area.
To give highly specialist guidance and advice to other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on matters relating to your specialist area
Provide leadership for the Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Clinical Lead and other Band 7 staff, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to patients across medical specialty wards.
To provide a lead role in teaching, supervising and appraising peers, Band 6 and Band 5, Student Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants on a daily basis.
To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications Essential
Appropriate post graduate study in specialist field
Desirable
Leadership training
Skills/ Abilities Essential
Evidence of teaching skills Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information (verbal, non-verbal and written) in an accurate, clear and logical manner
Desirable
Evidence of quality improvement work Evidence of developing service provision
Experience/ Knowledge Essential
Recent and extensive Band 6 experience in an acute hospital setting within acute medical specialities. Clinical experience with palliative care and end of life patients Experience of working closely with community services to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Queen's Hospital
Rom Valley Way
Romford
RM7 0AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)