Rotational Occupational Therapist inWorthing inWorthing PUBLISHED 18 DEC 2023
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Main duties by factor:
Communications and Relationship skills - (Factor 1)
- To liaise with health and social care professionals, family, carers and other related private, statutory and voluntary organisations, providing written reports, recommendations and referrals where appropriate.
- To communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies, demonstrating developed verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate often complex concepts, managing barriers to communications such as dysphasia, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory difficulties, other languages etc.
Analytical and Judgemental skills - (Factor 3)
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to inform accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a range of clinical conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive goals and discharge plans.
- To use activity analysis techniques in conjunction with patient centred practice (patient choice and patient priorities), to select and grade activities in order to achieve therapeutic goals.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.
Planning and Organisational skills - (Factor 4)
- To support and assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of the Occupational Therapy service in line with departmental development strategies.
- To provide support, guidance, teaching and supervision to non-qualified staff.
- To ensure that written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and trust standards.
- To have a basic knowledge of good resource management and budgetary constraints.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Are you an occupational therapist, or soon to qualify looking for a Band 5 rotation to consolidate and grow your core competences ? Are you looking for a chance to work across several different speciality areas and be well supported by a warm and friendly team? We are cohesive and supportive occupational therapy teams at Worthing Hospitals and at St Richards in Chichester , well established and widely respected within our Trust and by our community colleagues . We can offer a generous range of clinical development opportunities, to help you gain confidence in your practice , strong skills and a well grounded knowledge base . Our rotation offers you a chance to work in patient care across a broad range of specialisms including acute neurology, acute medicine , A&E, frailty, trauma, surgery, orthopaedics, palliative care and rheumatology.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is across several sites, meaning that as a rotating Band-5 occupational therapist you could also choose to rotate into a post at nearby St Richards Hospital if you would like to. (there is a free shuttle bus between sites).
Successful applicants for this post will be eligible to join the Trust Allied Health Professions (AHP) preceptorship programme. This programme supports AHPs over the course of the first year of employment, providing a model for learning, self-development and reflective practice through regular multi-disciplinary learning opportunities and peer support.
To provide occupational therapy interventions as part of an evidence based, flexible and patient-centred approach, working within a Multi Disciplinary team, to meet the health and social care needs of people who are referred to our services.
To perform an occupational therapy role for people referred to the post holder's clinical team with health and social care needs.
To provide supervision and support for relevant junior members of occupational therapy staff in conjunction with senior staff.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated team.
To support the supervision and training for students on practice placement.
Each day will provide you with different and varied opportunities.
We are also open to supporting return to practice applicants.
Main duties by factor:
Communications and Relationship skills - (Factor 1)
- To liaise with health and social care professionals, family, carers and other related private, statutory and voluntary organisations, providing written reports, recommendations and referrals where appropriate.
- To communicate effectively with patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies, demonstrating developed verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate often complex concepts, managing barriers to communications such as dysphasia, learning difficulties, cognitive or sensory difficulties, other languages etc.
Analytical and Judgemental skills - (Factor 3)
- To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to inform accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a range of clinical conditions, to recommend the best course of intervention and to develop comprehensive goals and discharge plans.
- To use activity analysis techniques in conjunction with patient centred practice (patient choice and patient priorities), to select and grade activities in order to achieve therapeutic goals.
- To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.
Planning and Organisational skills - (Factor 4)
- To support and assist senior staff in the planning and delivery of the Occupational Therapy service in line with departmental development strategies.
- To provide support, guidance, teaching and supervision to non-qualified staff.
- To ensure that written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and trust standards.
- To have a basic knowledge of good resource management and budgetary constraints.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Are you an occupational therapist, or soon to qualify looking for a Band 5 rotation to consolidate and grow your core competences ? Are you looking for a chance to work across several different speciality areas and be well supported by a warm and friendly team? We are cohesive and supportive occupational therapy teams at Worthing Hospitals and at St Richards in Chichester , well established and widely respected within our Trust and by our community colleagues . We can offer a generous range of clinical development opportunities, to help you gain confidence in your practice , strong skills and a well grounded knowledge base . Our rotation offers you a chance to work in patient care across a broad range of specialisms including acute neurology, acute medicine , A&E, frailty, trauma, surgery, orthopaedics, palliative care and rheumatology.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is across several sites, meaning that as a rotating Band-5 occupational therapist you could also choose to rotate into a post at nearby St Richards Hospital if you would like to. (there is a free shuttle bus between sites).
Successful applicants for this post will be eligible to join the Trust Allied Health Professions (AHP) preceptorship programme. This programme supports AHPs over the course of the first year of employment, providing a model for learning, self-development and reflective practice through regular multi-disciplinary learning opportunities and peer support.
To provide occupational therapy interventions as part of an evidence based, flexible and patient-centred approach, working within a Multi Disciplinary team, to meet the health and social care needs of people who are referred to our services.
To perform an occupational therapy role for people referred to the post holder's clinical team with health and social care needs.
To provide supervision and support for relevant junior members of occupational therapy staff in conjunction with senior staff.
To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated team.
To support the supervision and training for students on practice placement.
Each day will provide you with different and varied opportunities.
We are also open to supporting return to practice applicants.
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