Barts Health NHS Trust
Highly Specialist Trauma Occupational Therapist
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The Royal London Hospital (RLH)
The Royal London Hospital (RLH) was the first London Major Trauma Centre (MTC) and hosts London's Air Ambulance Charity with its Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. The RLH MTC covers the North East London and Essex sectors.
At Bart’s Health our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals and services, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and motivated Occupational Therapist
This is a permanent, static full-time role (1.0 WTE).
The ideal candidate will have:
- A passion for occupational therapy in trauma
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to work autonomously as well as a part of a wider MDT
Key Responsibilities:
- Take a lead role in the assessment, treatment and management of highly complex patients including those with trauma orthopaedic / plastics injuries, poly trauma, amputation, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury across the trauma pathway within our MTC.
- Provide leadership, management and clinical care across the wider Neuro & Trauma team along with other senior occupational therapists and physiotherapists.
- Undertake a team leader role, working alongside the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and fellow Band 7 therapists, in planning, co-ordinating, delivering, and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided for patients across the Major Trauma pathway.
- To take a lead role in the assessment, treatment, and management of highly complex patients including those with poly trauma, amputation/s, trauma orthopaedic/plastics injuries, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury across the Major Trauma pathway.
- To communicate effectively with other health care professionals, social services, and outside particularly regarding patient care, progress, and planning of rehabilitation and/or discharge needs.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day clinical and operational management ensuring professional delivery of the occupational therapy service with support for the wider Neuro & Trauma therapy team.
- To deputise for and support the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist and Clinical Lead Physiotherapist when and where required.
- To take a lead role in the development of the Neuro & Trauma therapy team in line with RLH therapies and team objectives.
- To participate in weekend/bank holiday work as part of a rota covering neuro & trauma patients.
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Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Lorna Neave
Job title: Clinical Lead OT
Email address: lorna.neave@nhs.net
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