Job summary
Employer heading
Front of House Occupational Therapist Team Lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Outstanding Care, Outstanding Careers
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Job overview
Highly Specialised Occupational Therapy Team Lead, Front of House and Admitting wards.
Do you feel ready for a change??
Band 7
Dorset County Hospital therapy team are actively recruiting for a dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Front of House Team
The Team works closely with the larger Multidisciplinary Team to care for acutely unwell patients attending the Emergency Department and Acute Medical Admissions Ward. Through collaborative decision making the team facilitate safe and rapid discharge from hospital. The team consists of OT’s, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Apprentices.
The Therapies Service at Dorset County Hospital is an integrated Therapies Service working together to ensure that therapies provision is the best that it can be, balancing quality and acute pressures to provide and improve patient centred services. The team is very supportive and there are lots of opportunities to develop both clinical and non-clinical skills, with access to internal and external courses. We welcome applicants who seek a Band 6 to Band 7 developmental role – please state this in your supporting statement.
It will be necessary to participate in weekend rotas in this role as part of a 7 day service.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Occupational Therapist and team lead you will be required to demonstrate leadership skills and be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner with a focus on early assessment and discharge planning, with rapid and robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow.
You will be familiar with the assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive and psychological health conditions within elderly and medical specialities in order to develop and deliver treatment and discharge plans.
You will have the oversight of daily running of the therapy team (including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and support workforce) planning of caseload, annual leave, training, supervision
To promote and demonstrate safe, timely and appropriate discharge planning, in line with the Homefirst programme
To provide clinical guidance and the delegation of work to staff of all disciplines
Working for our organisation
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff
Our Mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them, and our vision is Dorset County Hospital, working with our health and social care partners, will be at the heart of improving the well-being of our communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to view or download the attachment.
For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to masters level or demonstrable experience
- Minimum of 3 years post-qualification clinical experience at a band 6 level.
- Registered OT working in a Therapy team
- Up to date professional HCPC registration
- Evidence of recent CPD
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working autonomously and unsupervised
- Evidence of completing audits and quality improvement projects
- Experience of supporting both undergraduate and post graduate learners in practice.
- Knowledge of national guidelines and standards pertaining to specialist pathways and occupational therapy
- Experience of facilitating change.
- Awareness of NHS structures and current issues
- Evidence of presentation skills
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to prioritise and manage competing agendas
- • Evidence of ability to work as a proficient Practitioner.
- • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff at all levels, patients and the public.
- • Effective time management.
- • Understanding of clinical governance.
- Demonstrates leadership ability and motivational skills
- • Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
Desirable criteria
- experience of leadership
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgie Lee
- Job title
- Interim Head of Therapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305 254969
- Additional information
Corrine Taylor (Senior Physiotherapist Front of House Team) – [email protected].
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