Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

at  Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust

We are excited to be able to offer an experienced Occupational Therapist with an interest in patients with falls an opportunity to work in our specialist falls and geriatric outpatient service for a period of six months (secondment). The successful applicant will be working closely with the senior physiotherapist and geriatrician to provide one to one rehabilitation with patients with complex falls in an outpatient and community environment and working within the multidisciplinary clinic alongside the Consultant.

• Using a holistic approach , provide specialist assessment, treatment, and advice to patients within your area of specialty, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries.
• To give highly specialist guidance to other members of the MDT on matters relating to your specialist area.
• Provide leadership for the Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Therapy leads and Clinical Specialist, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to patients within your specialist area on a day-to-day basis.
• To provide a lead role in teaching and supporting colleagues in matters relating to specialist area.
• To participate in the training of undergraduate Occupational Therapists.
• To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required both within management and clinical areas.
• To contribute to the day to day running and development of the service through promotion, adaptation and development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practice and current research

We provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. Most of our 7,800 permanent staff live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals and we operate from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Community Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic, and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
We’re pleased to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The Elective Surgical Hub at King George Hospital is one of eight to be accredited as part of a national scheme ; the Care Quality Commission has raised the ratings for urgent and emergency care at Queen’s and King George hospitals; and data released by NHS England showed that the Trust was the most improved in 2023 for reducing waits for emergency care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance .
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above

Please refer the Job description for details