Rotational Occupational Therapist

Job Overview

We have an exciting opportunity available at the RUH to join our newly created band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation.

Our 9 month rotations are a great option for an Occupational Therapist who is looking to extend their skills in a variety of services to support patients of varying ages needing specialist occupational therapy. Rotation areas will include Emergency Medicine, Cardiology and Respiratory, Surgery, Hospital at Home and Frailty Front Door Service.

We continually review our rotations and over time we hope to extend to include other services to increase skills and knowledge in an increased variety of specialties.

The RUH offers the opportunity to work in a progressive and friendly integrated Therapies department. This role will allow the advancement of clinical skills and knowledge in various specialist areas as well as encouraging development of leadership skills including supervision skills, recruitment skills, service development and project management.

If you’re a self-motivated, forward-thinking Occupational Therapist who is looking to join an Adult Therapies Team and help in continuing this progression of the role of Occupational Therapists across the Trust, we want to hear from you.

If you would like any further information, or to come and visit our Therapies Department please contact Claire Jackson by emailing [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention to optimise independence as well as creating rehabilitation plans as appropriate. They will also provide and promote acute rehabilitation to patients within their rotational service area.

They will also provide daily clinical management of Occupational Therapy staff and some junior Physiotherapy staff working with their rotational team and provide supervision to occupational therapy students and apprentices.

The post holder will have clinical autonomy and be responsible for the management of their own caseload, have an awareness of the caseload demands within the whole rotational therapy team and allocate clinical capacity according to service demands. This will enable them to co-ordinate the daily service delivery across the hospital in the most effective way.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications And Training

Essential criteria

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Evidence of relevant and recent professional development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Membership with Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
• Training in clinical supervision
• Leadership qualifications
• Quality improvement training
  
  

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Practical experience and knowledge of clinical conditions relevant to area of work.
• Significant acute hospital experience
• Significant experience of working with and discharge planning for patients with complex needs including patients at the end of their life
• Strong understanding of, and positive view of risk enablement
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience supervising less experienced staff and students
• Experience in clinical service development.
  
  

Specific Skills

Essential criteria

• Up to date with professional and evidence based practice
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Teaching skills
• Presentation skills
• Clinical supervision skills
  
  

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• B6 Rotational OT JD and Person Spec (PDF, 438.7KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Claire Jackson Job title Senior AHP for Workforce Development Email address [email protected] Telephone number 01225428331 Additional information

Please contact via email where possible.