About this role
Job summary
Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy in Critical Care
Part Time 30 hours per week.
**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months.**
We have an exciting opportunity for an advanced clinical specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
This post is a new, 12 month fixed-term/secondment post in the Intensive Care Unit at RBFT, as a proof of concept role.
You will be a versatile and enthusiastic OT, clinically expert in the management of the care of patients with a wide range of conditions and presentations, ideally with some experience of critical care areas.
You will be required to work autonomously as the sole OT on the unit, however will be supported by the OT Professional Lead and Critical Care MDT.
We are a friendly, very supportive and proactive multidisciplinary team with fantastic links with our community and system partners.
If you are looking for a new leadership role using your clinical experience and opportunities to grow, develop and work with others, then this role will be ideal for you!
Main duties of the job
To be an Occupational Therapist clinical expert in the management of critical care patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT).
To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Intensive Care Unit Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Professional Lead.
To use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Intensive Care Unit Therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions, as an autonomous practitioner.
To ensure a high quality and effective Occupational Therapy service to the Intensive Care Unit.
To be a member of the Occupational Therapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the inter-professional team and department.
To deputise for the Professional Lead as required.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006.
It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Proven leadership experience Experience at Band 6 or above in relevant area of practice Evidence of advanced clinical skills in practice
Desirable
Experience in managing complex team issues Experience in performance management Band 7 level experience in relevant area of practice
Knowledge Essential
Evidence of highly specialist knowledge of OT within the field of critical care/urgent care Knowledge of current issues and policy relating to field of practice Registered OT with HCPC
Desirable
Attendance at specialist courses relating to OT relevant to the field Completion of relevant QI projects Evidence of CPD
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.
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 Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)