Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist - Urgent Care & Frailty
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Senior Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist - Urgent Care & Frailty
An Exciting Opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive individual to join our Urgent Care and Frailty Therapy team as a static band 6 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist at Northampton General Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. This is a fixed term contract for 12 months, secondments will be considered, part time 22.5hrs per week.
About the Role
This role will help you to strengthen and further develop your core and specialist clinical skills, as well as allowing you the opportunity to be involved in staff development, audit and service improvement.
The Team
The Urgent Care and Frailty Team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Staff. The Team covers the Emergency Department, Nye Bevan Assessment Unit and the Frailty Assessment Unit. We also work very closely with the extended multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Previous experience of working as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist across a broad range of specialities including acute medicine, care of the elderly, respiratory and orthopaedics would be beneficial in this field. If you are looking to develop your career in urgent care and enjoy working in a fast-paced and stimulating environment, this is an excellent opportunity.
We welcome applicants looking to further develop their band 6 skills with the opportunity to partake in our Leading an Empowered Organisation (LEO) Leadership course. As well as our placement educator training received from the University of Northampton.
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Key Responsibilities
As a Band 6 clinician within a joint therapy service, you will be required to take part in delivering a quality Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy Service working closely with other members of the Multidisciplinary Team including Therapy Technical Instructors, Nurses, Medics and the Hospital Complex case discharge Team. You will need to have an enthusiastic attitude, be forward thinking and have a problem-solving approach to patient management. The ability to work within a fast paced and pressured environment is essential, along with having excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstration of the ability to support other team members.
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy assessment, intervention, and discharge planning of patients with multiple, sometimes complex diagnoses. You will also need to work in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide a patient-centered service, working to identify patient needs to facilitate a safe and timely discharge from hospital.
Development Opportunities
You will have the opportunity to contribute and lead on our new preceptorship program including bootcamp training sessions for preceptees and service development projects. Robust peer support from fellow Band 6s is encouraged. You will also supervise Band 5 staff and Therapy Technical Instructors colleagues to provide clinical support and guidance.
Application Process
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.
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About Us
University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kathryn Howard
- Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address: kathryn.howard10@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01604 545652
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