Specialist Occupational Therapist in Complex Medicine / Intermediate care unit

Department: Therapies

Band 6 �35,392 - �42,618 per annum, pro rata if part-time

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

The Complex Medical Team is currently seeking to recruit a skilled Band 6 Occupational Therapist, for a brand new post within our new Intermediate care unit based within the Hospital and complex medical wards. This team is welcoming and dedicated to delivering comprehensive assessments and care for the frail population within the hospital. Focusing on supporting the transition from an acute medical ward to home with the appropriate support in place.

We are in search of dynamic individuals with experience in the community field, elderly care, or frailty to contribute their expertise in specialist assessments and treatments as integral members of a multidisciplinary team. The suitable candidate will require a reablement and home first approach to promote independence and prevent deconditioning. You will be expected to delegate to therapy support workers to support with the progression of patient centred goals for discharge and onward community based therapy programmes.

Interview: w/c 18.12.23

Main duties of the job

Successful candidates should be highly motivated, flexible, and innovative therapists with excellent communication, time management, and organisational skills. The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team is crucial. Additionally, candidates will be responsible for supervising and training junior therapy staff and assistants.

Additionally, we will support the successful applicant to attend our newly developed MSc Frailty module in collaboration with Northampton University. Support from our dedicated Therapy Practice Development team will also be provided.

Applicants must possess current HCPC registration and recognised qualifications as an Occupational Therapist.

We welcome your inquiries or the opportunity to have an informal discussion. Feel free to contact Martin Townshend, the Lead Occupational Therapist in complex medicine, via email at Martin.Townshend@mkuh.nhs.uk for further details or to arrange a relaxed conversation

About us

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible workingopportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

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Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide advanced Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions
• To be responsible for own case load within a predominately complex medical and intermediate care (medical step down) areas, working without direct supervision but with daily senior support as required
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner
• To work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and integrate working practices with community partners in order to facilitate timely discharge
• To train and develop junior staff and students
• To undertake evidence based audit to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to Manager / Team Leader regarding changes to practice and/or service policies and protocols
• To represent therapies as a visible, knowledgeable, confident, supportive and high performing professional group

Please refer to the attached Job Description for more details on the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Occupational Therapy Degree
• Registered with UK Health Care Professions Council
• Evidence of post registration CPD
• Sound therapeutic and clinical knowledge
• Knowledge of Occupational Therapy best practise for a range of conditions

Desirable

• Membership of RCOT
• Membership of Specialist Interest Groups
• Awareness of NHS and Trust systems, policies, procedures and current changes

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience in a hospital setting
• Completed core rotations in Outpatients/Orthopaedics/Neurology/ Respiratory/Medicine & Surgery
• Active member of multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of working with Older People
• Experience in a community setting and or Intermediate care Unit
• Supervision and training of assistants, junior members of staff and students
• Able to independently manage caseload to include complex patients

Desirable

• Undertaken project within area e.g. best practice project, guidelines, benchmarking, audit

Skills

Essential

• Proven time management skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own caseload
• Practice evidence-based therapy
• High level of IST including presentation of IST, with the ability to teach other staff including juniors, assistants and students
• Ability to do 1:1 sessions and appraisals with juniors, assistants and students
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Able to appropriately apply a range of treatment approaches

Personal and people development

Essential

• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Experience of managing and developing colleagues

Communication

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Demonstrate a high level of confidence in interactions with senior medical and nursing staff, delivering respectful professional challenge when necessary

Specific requirements

Essential

• Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations

Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Inpatient Physiotherapy (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

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