Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6/7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-MIC-1066
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £42,471 - £57,802 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/05/2024
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Developmental Role)
Band 6/7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist with a passion for Oncology and Haematology to join our rotation. Our cancer services based at Charing Cross and Hammersmith Hospitals offers a unique opportunity to work in a leading specialist cancer centre. We offer the most up-to-date chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, which leads to one of the best survival rates in the country. In this specialist role, upon completion of a development programme, you will be a senior Occupational Therapist providing high quality therapy, to inpatients with oncology and haematology conditions.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to progress and expand your skills. The role begins on a band 6 contract where you will learn the necessary skills to assess, manage and treat oncology and haematology patients at various points within their cancer journey.
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and passionate therapist who is motivated towards developing excellent leadership, communication skills and advanced clinical skills. You will possess the ability to remain calm and professional under pressure.
Upon completion of a 6-12 month development programme, the successful candidate will transition to a band 7 therapist. As well as supervision and team leadership responsibilities, you will also be directly involved in service development and promoting evidence based practice. You will be supported by the Clinical Lead throughout the programme.
Main duties of the job
This development opportunity will include an individualised competency framework supporting the successful applicant to ensure they have the necessary skills and experience to undertake the role of a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist.
The development programme will include:
- Designated senior supervisor for the duration of the programme
- Relevant additional training courses as per development need
- Progression to Band 7 upon completion of competencies within 6-12 months.
Our Trust is part of the London Cancer Alliance. We possess a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities. With our partners, Imperial College London, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, and The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre - one of eleven academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education. This role is Macmillan adopted which allows the post holder to access further learning and development opportunities.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy
- State registration with the Health Care Professions Council
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Membership of RCOT special interest groups relevant to speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience in relevant occupational therapy specialities and clinical settings
- Experience of working as part of an occupational therapy and multidisciplinary team
- Experience of supervision of students/ therapy support workers, with development of basic supervision skills
- Experience of clinical education of staff, students or assistants.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in the NHS or social care as a qualified occupational therapist
- Involvement with Clinical Governance issues and an understanding of their relation to patient care
Skills/ Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to this specialist area
- Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/ experience/circumstances and utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively
- To make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations.
- Competent IT skills
- Good presentation skills.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of CPD relevant to role and specialist area.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rahimah Chattun
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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