Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job title:

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Company

NHS

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled, passionate and versatile Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team in the Barts Heart Centre. You would be working within a tertiary cardiac and respiratory centre which ranges across the patient pathway from intensive care to the wards with great team support and opportunities.The Barts Heart Centre comprises of 58 critical care beds, a 40 bedded coronary care unit (CCU), specialist cardiac and aortovascular surgery. There is a great variety of cardiovascular, respiratory and cancer patients from cardio-thoracic, heart failure and cardiology to early electrophysiology and heart attack patients.The ideal candidate will have a passion for Occupational Therapy; excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of the wider MDT.Within Bart’s we offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team of occupational therapists that are committed to innovation and ongoing development of the service and themselves as professionals. The team is about to begin undertaking research in an international, multi-centre study into cognitive, physical and quality of life outcomes following an out of hospital cardiac arrest, being part of a site based critical care delirium working group project and critical care follow-up clinic.Main duties of the jobTo play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients with respiratory, cardiology, cardiac and neurological conditions, determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits and the occupational therapy treatment programme required, commencing in the intensive care setting through to their hospital discharge.To be dynamic in developing efficient and effective occupational therapy working processes to assist in producing a fully multi-professional team approach across the patient pathway.To work with the Clinical Lead Therapist to develop the service to best meet changing health and social care agendas.The post is responsible for a team of staff in their clinical area and may be required to work across hospital sites and or more than one speciality area.About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.Date posted27 March 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum incContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference number259-7110069SBHJob locationsSt Bartholomew’s HospitalLondonEC1A 7BEJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapist
• HCPC registration
• Fulfills outline for Occupational Therapist (Band 6)
• Experience in specialist field(s) gained by experience in rotational position and specialist training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent.
• DBS clearance
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
• Supervision Training
• Practice placement educators training

ExperienceEssential

• Candidates should have attained a level of experience proportionate to the competencies associated with this post
• Previous experience at a senior level i.e. band 6 working in a general rotation
• Experience working in an acute physical service setting
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Exposure to the critical care setting
• Experience of patient education
• Experience of wheelchair prescription and pressure relieving techniques
• Acute neurological experience

SkillsEssential

• Ability to take responsibility for a clinical caseload with evidence of skills in an acute physical setting
• Skills to manage mental health issues associated with the clinical caseload
• Ability to treat patients individually and in groups working as an independent practitioner in clinical situations
• Ability to manage administration (e.g. reports and statistics) whilst maintaining timely patient activity
• Ability to work with a MDT
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Ability to cope with pressure and prioritisation of an acute caseload
• Ability to apply timely clinical reasoning to enable prompt decision making
• Understand and implement appropriate standards, including risk management in all work undertaken
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to seek guidance and support when necessary
• Ability to undertake physical activity involved with therapeutic handling of patients
• Ability to perform motor tasks e.g. splint fabrication/equipment adjustment.
• Ability to appreciate the sensitivity and complexity of patients culture and diversity and the skills to provide services appropriate to individuals’ needs
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Basic teaching, counselling and supervision skills

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapist
• HCPC registration
• Fulfills outline for Occupational Therapist (Band 6)
• Experience in specialist field(s) gained by experience in rotational position and specialist training to post graduate diploma level or equivalent.
• DBS clearance
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
• Supervision Training
• Practice placement educators training

ExperienceEssential

• Candidates should have attained a level of experience proportionate to the competencies associated with this post
• Previous experience at a senior level i.e. band 6 working in a general rotation
• Experience working in an acute physical service setting
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Exposure to the critical care setting
• Experience of patient education
• Experience of wheelchair prescription and pressure relieving techniques
• Acute neurological experience

SkillsEssential

• Ability to take responsibility for a clinical caseload with evidence of skills in an acute physical setting
• Skills to manage mental health issues associated with the clinical caseload
• Ability to treat patients individually and in groups working as an independent practitioner in clinical situations
• Ability to manage administration (e.g. reports and statistics) whilst maintaining timely patient activity
• Ability to work with a MDT
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Ability to cope with pressure and prioritisation of an acute caseload
• Ability to apply timely clinical reasoning to enable prompt decision making
• Understand and implement appropriate standards, including risk management in all work undertaken
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to seek guidance and support when necessary
• Ability to undertake physical activity involved with therapeutic handling of patients
• Ability to perform motor tasks e.g. splint fabrication/equipment adjustment.
• Ability to appreciate the sensitivity and complexity of patients culture and diversity and the skills to provide services appropriate to individuals’ needs
• Computer literate

Desirable

• Basic teaching, counselling and supervision skills

Expected salary

£54320 – 60981 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:22:53 GMT

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