Specialist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
Posted 8 days 14 hours ago by NHS
We are seeking a dynamic Therapist who thrives in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same. You will have the opportunity to assess and treat a wide range of patient cohorts: frailty, falls, dementia, delirium, musculoskeletal injuries, neurological conditions, and other long-term conditions. Our team consists of occupational therapists and physiotherapists; we are an interdisciplinary team encouraging skill sharing to empower therapists to be holistic and autonomous practitioners whilst also appreciating profession-specific competencies.
This is a role that sees a high quality, positive impact on its service users, reducing length of stay and encouraging patient involvement in all stages of decision making. You will be primarily based within Accident and Emergency. We are an admission avoidance-focused service; however, we also appreciate the importance of early therapy intervention for those requiring hospital admission. You will be expected to provide leadership within the OPAL (Older Persons Assessment and Liaison) team, which is a multidisciplinary team working on the Acute Medical wards. This is a gold standard service that aims to complete CGAs to formulate holistic person-centred treatments and discharge plans.
The Therapy Team in the Emergency Department also works as an integral MDT member of the OPRAC team (Older Persons Rapid Access Clinic) where we complete therapy-specific outcome measures and provide treatments such as equipment provision, home exercise programmes, advice, education, and refer/signpost to appropriate community services. This is a proactive in-reach clinic to better health outcomes and improve quality of life for our elderly population.
Our service operates from 8 am to 6 pm Monday to Friday with varied shift patterns of 7.5 hours. You will also be part of the weekend service in OPAL and ED, prioritising patients medically optimised for discharge, after which you will be allocated rest days.
As a team, we champion Quality Improvement, and you will have opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement initiatives as well as multidisciplinary team education as part of this forward-thinking clinical team. We embed the ethos of the campaign - NHS England's 'AHPs into Action' to pioneer positive change. We also strive to deliver evidence-based practice under the Royal College of Emergency Medicine guidelines to inform our projects.
We are an improvement and education-focused team and value the career progression and clinical development of our team. You will have access to a robust in-service training programme, clinical supervision, and wider training and learning opportunities.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population. The post holder will supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers. The post holder may be rotational and will be expected to work across all sites of the ICHNT.
The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development, and evaluation of the service. Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.
For therapy services where there is current weekend working, the post holder is required to work at weekends as part of their contracted hours of work once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies (specific rota details are held locally within departments).
About usAt Imperial College Healthcare, you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative, and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working, and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan, or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time, or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job responsibilitiesThe 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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification Education/ Qualifications- Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy
- State registration with the Health Professions Council
- Clinical Educators course or equivalent
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
- Membership of the Professional Organisation
- Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to specialty
- Significant recent clinical experience in relevant clinical area
- Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways, and using outcome measures
- Experience of service development/change management
- Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in relevant post
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
- Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of the relevant therapy area
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Skills in supervision, mentoring, and coaching
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.