Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist (Bank)NHS
Job summary
Join Our Occupational Therapy Staff Bank at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic Band 7 Occupational Therapists to join our Staff Bank, supporting services across both acute and community settings. This is an excellent opportunity to bring your specialist skills to one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts, with the flexibility to work across a wide range of clinical specialties.
As a Bank Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to work within diverse and rewarding services, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across hospital and community environments.
About the RoleYou will work across a variety of acute and community services, depending on service need and your clinical experience.
Acute Adult ServicesOur acute Occupational Therapy teams work across a range of specialties, including:
o Emergency Departmento Older People's Serviceso Acute Medical Unito General Medicineo Stroke and Neurologyo Trauma and Elective Orthopaedicso Renal and Oncologyo General Surgery and Vascular Serviceso Critical Care and Respiratory Services
Main duties of the job
- To provide a high quality expert Occupational Therapy Service to a specialist caseload of patients within nominated clinical specialities based at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital Trust.
o To manage a complex caseload using critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a client centred approach.
o To be responsible for a designated team of Occupational Therapists providing leadership for junior staff, apprentices and Occupational Therapy Assistants through supervision and performance management as required.
o To assist junior staff in the management of complex cases requiring advanced clinical reasoning.
o To lead and advise on clinical Occupational Therapy developments within the hospital and nation-wide level, and other related Trust wide projects.
o To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD identifying and contributing to the evidence base of Occupational Therapy.
o To educate Occupational Therapy Students on clinical practice placements.
o To provide a patient centred approach and current evidence base to assess, treat, implement, evaluate and document Occupational Therapy interventions.
o To support the management of the Occupational Therapy Service as required by the Heads of Service.
Job description
Community ServicesOur community Occupational Therapy teams provide assessment and intervention within patients' homes and community settings, including: Lambeth and Southwark Intermediate Care Teams @Home Rapid Response Service Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service Community Stroke Team Pulross Specialist Rehabilitation Unit Amputee Rehabilitation Unit
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details of the post and the main responsibilities.
About us
The Occupational Therapy Service at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust spans Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Harefield Hospital, and community services across South East London.
Our Occupational Therapy workforce is recognised for its expertise, innovation and commitment to excellence. Team members actively contribute to local, regional and national professional groups, research projects, service development initiatives and the production of clinical guidance.
Joining our Staff Bank provides an opportunity to work alongside highly skilled colleagues, gain experience across a broad range of specialist services and contribute to outstanding patient care within one of the UK's leading NHS organisations.