Occupational Therapist

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - BAND 6 - SALARY RANGE: £35,392 TO £42,618

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job Description
The Community Stroke Rehabilitation Team is a nationally respected Early Supported Discharge Team. It is an essential part of the Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust’s Stroke Pathway, ensuring the timely transfer of patients out of hospital for rehabilitation at home.
We are looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist for a permanent full time (37.5 hours) staff member. The post would be based with CSRT (mostly working Monday to Friday 8 – 4, however flexible working arrangements can be discussed).
The post holder will be responsible for management of a complex caseload and supervision of non-registered staff and providing support for junior cross professional MDT staff. Experience of working with patients with neurological deficit is essential, community working desirable. You need to be a confident car driver and user, as the team covers a large geographical area.
You will be a part of a large but very closely working interdisciplinary team, so excellent communication skills will be essential and experience of delegating therapy programmes, and training of support and other MDT staff will be valuable.
This post offers the opportunity to influence and deliver service provision within a proactive team environment, so an innovative approach to change is essential. You will also have access to a neuro service wide in-house training programme, with opportunities to present in this as your skills develop.

JOB SUMMARY

• To be responsible for providing specialist, evidence based Occupational Therapy service within CSRT, adapting interventions to meet patient and CSRT needs, using advanced clinical reasoning skills, investigative and analytical skills as an autonomous practitioner.
• Provide support to the Senior OT and other seniors within CSRT.
  Qualifications

Essential

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent, plus short specialist courses, experience to post-graduate equivalent diploma level
• Current HCPC registration
• Evidence of recent relevant CPD
• Car owner and licence essential

EXPERIENCE

• Computer literate
• Experience of community working
• Experience of working in stroke care
• Experience of managing other staff/students

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• An awareness of research and evidence-based practice within stroke care
• Knowledge and application of OT assessment process
• Knowledge of OT outcome measures
• Knowledge of OT models of practice
• Knowledge and application of standardised assessment
• Good communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, working autonomously with ability to instruct and direct others
• Good organisational skills
• Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional issues, specifically relating to stroke

Desirable

• Ability to adapt to change within working situations

Please refer the Job description for details