NUH Therapy and Rehab Service is establishing a new multi-disciplinary therapy team to work in the admissions areas at Queens Medical Centre. The team will comprise of Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, Speech & Language therapy, Dietetics and Therapy Support staff.

NUH is co-locating a number of front door admissions and assessment areas which includes Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), Health Care of the Older Person (HCOP) admissions and the Emergency Department (ED). The new therapy team is to strengthen early decision making and facilitate earlier assessments for patients who require admission across a range of specialties. This is an exciting opportunity for innovation, to shape and develop this new service and to evaluate its effectiveness.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

You will need excellent communication skills to facilitate close working relationships with members of multiple speciality MDT and already established Therapy teams across multiple admission pathways.Alongside strong clinical skills across a wide range of specialities, the post holder will require a risk enabling attitude to discharge planning and a good knowledge of rapid comprehensive therapy assessments.You will require skills in audit, service evaluation and development, as well as organisational and time management skills and the ability to motivate yourself and others. You will assist in the management and support of a band 4 generic support worker alongside an Highly Specialist Physio allowing you to develop your leadership, managerial and teaching skills.

You will require a comprehensive understanding of community services and the ability to build good working relationships with Front Door IDT clinicians to work collaboratively to support complex discharge planning and appropriate follow up for patients care.You will be required to support a project management post to evaluate the effectiveness of the post and identify drivers for change, development of services using best practice guidelines, benchmarking with comparable services and service evaluation.

About us

As a large acute teaching hospital over two main sites, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers within the NHS.The occupational therapy service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services pathway, which is one of the pathways that together make up the Clinical Support Division at NUH. We are a diverse pathway of AHPs and support staff, employing over 600 staff, who works together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists.

We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the pathway leadership team have pathway AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all. We've made a clear commitment to our patients and staff that We Listen, We Care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert. You will need excellent communication skills to facilitate close working relationships with members of multiple speciality MDT and already established Therapy teams across multiple admission pathways.

Alongside strong clinical skills across a wide range of specialities, the post holder will require a risk enabling attitude to discharge planning and a good knowledge of rapid comprehensive therapy assessments. You will require skills in audit, service evaluation and development, as well as organisational and time management skills and the ability to motivate yourself and others.You will assist in the management and support of a band 4 generic support worker alongside a Highly Specialist Physio allowing you to develop your leadership, managerial and teaching skills.

You will require a comprehensive understanding of community services and the ability to build good working relationships with Front Door IDT clinicians to work collaboratively to support complex discharge planning and appropriate follow up for patients care. You will be required to support a project management post to evaluate the effectiveness of the post and identify drivers for change, development of services using best practice guidelines, benchmarking with comparable services and service evaluation.

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

• Diploma or degree in relevant qualification
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD in specialist area

Desirable

• Masters degree or masters modules

Experience

Essential

• Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area

Communication skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential

• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff

Planning and Organisational skills

Essential

• Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand

Physical skills

Essential

• Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable

Other requirements

Essential

• Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Both sites

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

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