Specialist Occupational Therapist

This would be an exciting opportunity for an experienced band 6 or current band 7 Occupational Therapist with a keen interest in working within critical care and developing within this role. St Mary's Hospital is one of four major trauma units within London and therefore our critical care unit involves a complex adult trauma caseload. Our occupational therapists are involved in a wide range of these patients care and consequently have the opportunity to work with head and spinal cord injury patients, complex orthopaedic patients and long-term patients with ICU acquired weakness and ongoing rehabilitation needs. In this role you will have the opportunity to develop your specialist skills, knowledge and leadership working within the critical care therapy team with other experienced occupational therapists. You will also be supported by a band 8a clinical specialist occupational therapist based in critical care with a wealth of clinical knowledge and who is immensely
enthusiastic and passionate about developing the profession in this area., + To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care and undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
+ To provide comprehensive and specialist therapy assessment and diagnosis for patients with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills and specialist assessment techniques.
+ To plan and organise time efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time. To be accountable for the designated area of work.
+ To flexibly manage responsibilities for own complex caseload, service delivery and teaching commitments. To decide priorities for own work, balancing other patient related and professional demands and ensure that these remain in accordance with those of the teams as a whole.
+ To employ excellent presentation skills to promote multidisciplinary and interagency liaison and collaborative practice to a broad range of audiences, including other professionals and users.
+ Promote a culture of research awareness, research preparedness and activity in the team.
+ To ensure own and direct reports' Personal Development Plans (PDP) are in line with therapies and trust objectives.

Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health., Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is a leading provider of healthcare services and dedicated to offering comprehensive, patient-centred care. Our critical care unit at St Mary's Hospital is a dynamic and demanding environment where patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking an enthusiastic band 7 occupational therapist to join our critical care therapy team based on the St Mary's Hospital site.