About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced and committed Occupational Therapist to join our unique and vibrant Therapy Team at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead.
We are seeking a highly skilled Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide clinical leadership and operational management across our two elderly care wards. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for elderly care, frailty and complex discharge planning to further develop their leadership and service development skills within a supportive multidisciplinary environment.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will manage a complex clinical caseload, providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for patients with complex physical, cognitive and social needs. You will play a key role in service development, preventing deconditioning in frail older adults, promoting falls prevention, and improving patient outcomes. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate safe, timely and person-centred discharges, ensuring patients leave hospital with the appropriate support while maintaining effective patient flow across acute services.
The Therapies team at the Royal Free is innovative, creative and truly inter-disciplinary, focused on delivering high quality, patient centred care. Our team is friendly and supportive with a strong emphasis on supportive supervision, an active learning environment and a focus on staff welfare and teamwork using the "What matters to you?" framework.
You will need relevant clinical post registration experience of delivering Occupational Therapy in complex assessment and treatment intervention within the acute hospital setting, and state registration through the Health Care Professions Council. This position also requires excellent communication skills and extensive experience working within an inter-disciplinary team and interagency collaboration.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person Specification
Royal Free shared commitments Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
Education & professional Qualifications Essential
Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy Current HCPC Registration as an Occupational Therapist Evidence of relevant post-registration specialist training
Desirable
Membership of relevant Clinical Specialist Interest Group
Experience Essential
Substantial post-registration experience as an Occupational Therapist including acute inpatient practice Significant experience working with older adults with complex physical, cognitive and psychosocial needs Experience of complex discharge planning and multidisciplinary working Experience of supervising staff and/or students
Skills Essential
Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills in the management of complex patients Ability to undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessments and develop treatment plans independently Knowledge of frailty, dementia, delirium and rehabilitation principles within elderly care Ability to assess, recommend and prescribe equipment and adaptations Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with patients, carers and multidisciplinary teams Ability to prioritise workload effectively and work autonomously Knowledge of clinical governance, audit and evidence-based practice
Personal qualities and attributes Essential
Professional, compassionate and patient-centred approach Ability to work flexibly to meet service demands Demonstrates initiative and problem-solving ability Committed to continuous professional development Ability to lead, motivate and support colleagues Positive attitude towards change and service improvement Professional standard of written and spoken English
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)