Senior (Specialist) Occupational Therapist PICU

at  St Andrews Healthcare

HOURS: 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK.

We are looking for a driven, passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist who is committed to delivering effective patient focused care. We are looking for someone who is attentive on the quality and development of clinical outcomes, as well as supporting the overall management and leadership of the Occupational Therapy service within the division.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate specialist skills which they will have developed over their career. The successful candidate will be expected to support the Lead Occupational Therapist and Senior OT’s in driving the Occupational Therapy strategy forward; contributing to continual quality improvement and service development and innovation. They will also require the skills to role model and energise the workforce with a ‘can do’ approach; understanding that the health and wellbeing of our staff is critical to the care and treatment of those using our service.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 12 months experience as an occupational therapist.
• Evidence of line management responsibilities
• Willingness to continue to works to standards of proficiency identified by HCPC and regulatory bodies.
• Deliver clinical treatments to a specialist standard and to enhance engagement outcome measures.
• Experience working PICU or Acute services would be desirable.
• Experience of sensory integration would be desirable but essential.
• Evidence of supporting and development within quality assurance; continuous quality improvement projects, auditing, service development.
  As an employee of St Andrews you will adopt an inclusive and ‘can do’ attitude in approaching your work. You will demonstrate good understanding of OT within secure services, including an application of risk assessment skills. In sharing your experience of applying the OT process, you should also emphasise how you promote our specialism as a profession.
  Continued professional development is encouraged, with access to a range of in-house CPD events, as well as an expectation to support the development and training of OT students. Further opportunities include networking opportunities with colleagues of the same and different grades within the service and The Charity.

THE PERSON AND ROLE

As an experienced registered OT, you would be joining a highly motivated, knowledgeable and innovative OT team. You will contribute to a multi-disciplinary team, taking responsibility for a clinical caseload, and offering OT specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals within your care. Strong communication skills are essential, both written and verbal, with the ability to develop good professional relationships with members of the MDT. As stated above there will also be some additional requirements to the role as this is a senior position within the team: