Job overview

Band 6, 5 Months Fixed Term Contract 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Therapy Team at Hillingdon Hospital.

We are seeking a band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, integrated inpatient therapy department. The therapy department is the third largest staff group within the Trust and is widely respected. As a Rotational Occupational Therapist, you will play an essential part in the assessment, treatment, and discharge of patients. You will work closely with the patient, their support network, and Multidisciplinary colleagues to achieve a positive outcome.

The 9-month rotations include The Stroke Unit, Acute Older Adults, Frailty, The Acute Medical Unit and Medicine and Surgery Teams. During the rotations, you will be given opportunities to consolidate existing skills and be supported to further develop clinical and non-clinical skills. We are looking for clinicians who have a passion and experience of working in an acute, physical health setting.

Main duties of the job

Main Tasks and Responsibilities 

Clinical

•    To autonomously complete the OT process with patients including:

• Comprehensive assessment of need
• Provide individualised and specialised treatments to patients on your caseload, which will include a variety of physical, cognitive, and psychological conditions.
•   Lead and facilitate on patient discharges with arranging package of care, providing equipment and community support.

•    The OT process includes liaising with relatives, care givers and NOKs, providing updates regarding patients progress and discharge plans.

•    To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions.

•    To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to ensure effectiveness of intervention.

•    To assess for patients’ equipment needs. Once equipment needs are identified, order equipment in a timely fashion to facilitate discharge. Equipment risk assessments eg bed rail assessments and manual handling risk assessments are to be completed where appropriate to ensure patient safety. 

•    Provide document interventions accurately and within guidelines. Provide timely and accurate documentation to facilitate a smooth transfer of care to the community . 

•    Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions for patients to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of therapy. Use agreed outcome measures to document the effectiveness. 

Working for our organisation

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.