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Location

Epsom, Surrey | United Kingdom

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Job description

A Vacancy at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Occupational Therapy Team covering the acute and medical areas of Epsom Hospital. Working closely with our MDT colleagues this team provides Occupational Therapy input to clinical areas including respiratory, elderly care, AMU, general medicine and surgery.

The role of Occupational Therapy in the acute setting is fundamental in ensuring our patients have smooth and positive experience on their inpatient journey and beyond. We are seeking a motivated individual who can lead the OT service within Epsom Hospital and guide the Occupational Therapy team to achieve even more positive outcomes.

To clinically lead a small team of Occupational Therapists within the area of expertise, be responsible for their learning and development, provide clinical support and guidance and ensure the development of this team in line with the department’s strategy.

To assist the manager in the development of the Occupational Therapy service.

To develop and provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy to patients in the clinical area working autonomously, and being accountable for own professional actions.

To provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy advice in relation to the care of patients who have a range of psycho-social, physical and emotional problems working in an acute setting.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
• To be responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of Occupational Therapy as a specialist clinician, including assessment, treatment planning, carrying out treatment and discharge planning of own client caseload.
• To develop and implement specialist treatment programmes and initiate discharge planning. To be highly skilled in assessing and interpreting a range of complex factors relating to the patients’ condition, including diagnosis and prognosis.
• To lead and support the OT team in prioritising referrals including delegation of work to ensure equity of provision for patients referred.
• To provide a positive ‘check and challenge’ ability to reinforce strong clinical reasoning within the team.
• To provide awareness and education of the role of OT within the greater hospital site and promote flow positive decision making where appropriate.
• To create an environment that promotes effective communication to patients, carers, colleagues and the multidisciplinary team by establishing effective communication networks and demonstrating skills in empathy, reassurance and the ability to motivate others.
• To liaise and establish communication networks with the multidisciplinary teams, external voluntary and statutory organisations as appropriate in planning for client’s treatment, discharge and resettlement.
• To assess, recommend and where appropriate provide and fit a range of specialist equipment and or aids in the clients home, to facilitate patients rehabilitation and reduce risk around discharge.
• To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote evidence-based/best practice within own team and interpret this into own specialist area of work, in order to provide the highest standard of care to clients.
• To conduct and/or actively participate in the in-service training, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review. To participate in and contribute to the department and own team’s training programme, demonstrating a willingness to learn.
• To maintain good working relationships with patients, family/carers, colleagues, multidisciplinary teams and personnel from other external agencies.
• To contribute to the service, develop and provide an overview of the different specialties offered within the service, keeping up-to-date with developments and the expectations of patients, carers and colleagues.
• As a supervisor, provide individual performance reviews and contribute to the performance assessment and appraisal of qualified and non-qualified staff in line with departmental competencies.
• To be responsible for and facilitate a safe environment, recognising patient requirements for privacy and dignity.
• To have a good knowledge of and to abide by the department’s and Trusts policies and procedures, and to comment and contribute to the development of these policies and procedures within the defined clinical area.
• To participate in the process of recruitment and selection.

This advert closes on Sunday 24 Mar 2024

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