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Specialist Occupational Therapist-Department of Medicine For elders

Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Location
Harrow
Salary
£42,939 to £50,697 per annum
Closing date
17 Oct 2024
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Profession
Occupational therapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced occupational therapist to join our therapy team on the Care of the Elderly wards at Northwick Park Hospital.

You will be required to complete assessments, implement treatment plans, execute tailored rehabilitation programs and coordination safe and effective discharge plans for elderly patients, with a range of conditions including cardio-respiratory (e.g. COPD, pneumonia, heart failure), orthopaedics, neuro (e.g.MS) and impaired mobility.

The post will provide the opportunity to further develop your clinical skills with a diverse caseload whilst contributing to development of the inpatient services and taking active part in service improvement projects.

A developmental position may be considered.

Main duties of the job

As an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload and provide a specialist occupational therapy service within Care of the Elderly wards.

Complete comprehensive assessments to develop thorough problem lists and treatment plans to deliver a high standard of care including holistic care and prompt discharge planning.

To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with potentially complex disability, working towards facilitating discharges where possible and maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.

To support the line manager in the provision and management of therapy services, including responsibility for managing students and junior staff.

To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the Band 7s and 8s.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A& E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Previous relevant experience


Desirable

  • Experience with DMOP patients
  • Relevant training
  • Advanced communication skills


Knowledge

Essential

  • Evidence of supervising others


Desirable

  • Evidence of experience with service improvement


Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Northwick Park Hospital

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ

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