Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Acute Medicine

BAND 7 CLINICAL SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - ACUTE MEDICINE
34 hours per week
Come join our forward-thinking, committed, and driven Acute Medicine Therapy Team who constantly put patient care and your professional and personal development to the forefront. We are looking for a positive, proactive clinician with specialist skills in the field of Acute Medicine to help us build a strong future for therapy and increase the profile of Occupational Therapy within this specialism.
You will have your own clinical caseload, providing advanced specialist assessments and interventions to a wide range of medical patients including:

• Palliative care
• Neurology
• Bariatric
• Dementia
• Frailty
• Multi-pathological conditions
  You will also provide clinical support to team members and students as well as assist in their training and development. You will play an integral role in service development and work closely with the Team Leaders in the leadership of the team. We are working on projects including prevention of deconditioning, pathways for frailty, neurology, and palliative care, to name just a few, working closely with our wider multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes we can for our patients. We are a truly integrated department, inclusive of occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, and assistants, and have great relationships between the different disciplines and teams.
  As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different conditions whilst leading on the supporting/training of team members to develop within this specialist field and to manage their own caseloads. Good prioritisation, organisational, and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties.
  You will be responsible for ensuring the use of advanced effective assessment skills to identify appropriate patients and to formulate, implement, and evaluate individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans, some of which will be specialist in nature, based on expert analytical and clinical reasoning skills. You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and will be in regular discussions with patients, carers, JPUH colleagues, and community partners on therapy plans.
  You will be responsible for other non-clinical duties such as leading on team meetings, in-service development ideas, training/supervision of students, therapy assistant practitioners, and Band 5 and 6 colleagues. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation. You will be key to being actively involved in the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices through the use of evidence-based practice projects, audit, and outcome measures. Through this, you will be able to make recommendations for and assist with change.
  The James Paget is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk. Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep, we are within commuting distance of Norwich City. Our links with the Research Department are growing with joint projects being worked on. Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA, and BGS conferences. Personal and professional development is key. We are developing our research and innovation strategy in line with the national AHP Strategy. We will support you in achieving your career goals through our well-structured supervision and appraisal system, actively encouraging utilisation of training courses (clinical, non-clinical, and leadership skills) with use of CPD funding. You will be supported to provide education to your team but also to our wider workforce. We also support the development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia, Suffolk College, and City College Norwich, providing teaching and placements to apprentices, undergraduates, and postgraduates.
  Our core hours are 8.00am-4.00pm but are able to be flexible. You will also work as part of our seven-day roster. Onsite parking/car shares are available, and a driving licence is essential.