We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our team at Newham Hospital to lead in the acute assessment of patients admitted into the Emergency Department, as well as our Acute Assessment Unit and our Older Persons Wards. There is much opportunity to develop your clinical and leadership skills.

Main duties of the job

You will play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management and discharge planning of patients attending the Emergency Department (ED), as well as the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) and the Older Persons Service (OPS) wards in determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits, treatment programs, pathway management and discharge planning. You will also be supporting the development of this area of service and shaping how therapy can best help patients in the Emergency Department setting and contributing to hospital flow.

About us

Barts 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting in the NHS or similar health service
• Recent experience working at senior level in acute assessment, Emergency department, and/or admission avoidance roles and other relevant specialities including orthopaedics, medical, respiratory, frailty and neurology
• Competency and experience in working within a transdisciplinary environment
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience and confidence working within a high pressured and fast paced environment with use of positive risk taking approach
• Experience supervising and appraising staff and students
• Experience of leading audit
• Demonstrable involvement in identifying and participating in quality improvement projects
• Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations

Desirable

• Research experience

Skills

Essential

• Specialist therapy clinical skills in acute assessment of patents with a variety of complex pathologies with a special interest in frailty and rapid assessment, treatment and discharge planning
• Transdisciplinary therapy assessment skills
• Ability to take a proactive approach to assessment and discharge planning
• Ability to lead and motivate a team
• Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently at a senior level
• Understanding and application of risk management
• Ability to pass on knowledge & deliver training both internally within profession and externally to other staff groups
• Ability to organise, prioritise, and delegate, and to support other staff in this
• Proficient IT skills
• Ability to deal challenging situations and with emotional/aggressive patients/carers demonstrating resilience

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of National Service Frameworks, NICE guidelines and national strategy documents and their implementation in practice
• Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for occupational therapy and client care
• Knowledge of key available treatment options (and their evidence base) in a range of patient populations

Other

Essential

• Participate in working over a 7-day roster, fulfilling contractual hours of 37.5 hours a week, should the service require it
• Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Ability to gain patients trust and confidence and feeling of safety about their care
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment

Desirable

• Member of special interest group relevant to the post

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham Hospital

London

E13 8SL

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