Rotational Occupational Therapist

Your induction will include time being 'supernumerary' to settle in, complete core training, and learn hospital systems.
You'll be allocated a Mentor for rotations, PDRs, and Preceptorship support. Each rotation also includes a supervisor. A Clinical Skills Facilitator OT will work with you 1:1 to apply theory in the Acute setting., This post is for a Rotational Occupational Therapist at UHCW NHS Trust, the rotations are for 6 months and provide opportunities for staff to consolidate theory into practice and to develop core skills in a variety of clinical settings. These include inpatients, outpatients, emergency departments and the discharge team.
The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, and discharge planning to promote, maintain, and restore functional abilities whilst considering the individuals' abilities, health, requirements, and environment.
The post holder will demonstrate excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills. The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload, plan, and undertake Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, whilst demonstrating clear clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice, with support from their team and senior colleagues.
The post holder will actively engage to promote the role of Occupational Therapy and the development of Occupational Therapy provision.
The post holder will provide clinical support to less-experienced staff, as delegated by seniors.
Staff are also supported by the AHP Faculty who provide regular training sessions, alongside the team In-Service Training opportunities.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested., + To carry out assessments and treatments using a variety of modalities. This may include physical, cognitive, perceptual, and psychological interventions
+ To evaluate and modify treatment plans in line with patient need
+ To ensure accurate documentation and recording of all interventions and outcomes
+ To hold responsibility for own caseload within defined area of the service, with Senior staff support
+ To support patient flow through timely discharge planning and linking with community services
Clinical
+ Hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service and eventually work without direct supervision
+ Carry a clinical caseload of patients, assess, evaluate, and provide a detailed written treatment plan with patient centred goals working within ward / department areas, home and community settings as identified by Occupational Therapist
+ Carry out treatment using a variety of modalities, this may include physical, cognitive, perceptual and psychological intervention, evaluating modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes
+ Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards
+ Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of his/her own professional activities and to manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times, whilst remaining responsible to Team Leader/Clinical Specialist
+ Responsible for own personal development, keeping up to date with occupational therapy practice in order to establish and maintain competence and fitness to practice as an Occupational Therapist. To maintain a professional evidence-based portfolio, meeting the requirements of the HCPC
+ Review and reflect on own practice and performance and make effective use of professional and operational supervision and annual review undertaking supervision of others as agreed
+ Complying with agreed development programmes to meet knowledge, skills and competency requirements
Leadership & Education
+ Work as an autonomous member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programmes and service improvements
+ Responsible for the supervision and written assessment of Occupational Therapy students on practice placement within the Trust
+ As part of our commitment to patients and delivery of a world class service for all we have created the UHCW Improvement (UHCWi) System in partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle; this involves a structured approach to removing waste and putting the patient first using a lean management system and methodologies. Our culture and ways of working reflect and embed the practices and methodologies of UHCWi. You are expected, where identified, to attend and complete relevant training and development opportunities to support this. This may include Lean for Leaders, Advanced Lean Training, and the Human Factors Programme, amongst others. Full attendance and completion of identified courses is considered essential and a prerequisite for this post
Research
+ Demonstrate a good understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care in service provision
+ Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research, apply to practice and disseminate findings at a local level
+ Widen research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.
In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.
UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.
If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.
We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.
Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.