Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you interested in service development? Would you like to work for an organisation committed to providing high quality tertiary level care? Then you could be the person for us.
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist with a special interest in Adolescent Rehabilitation to join the established Treatment of Adolescents with Complex Conditions Service (TRACCS). The post holder will be responsible for providing a high level occupational therapy service to TRACCS patients, typically for conditions such as ME/CFS and Functional Disorders in an inpatient, day care, and outpatient setting. Alongside this there will be a responsibility to provide a service to the much smaller percentage of acute inpatients.
The post will involve highly collaborative working with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and effective liaison across health, social care and education sectors ensuring the delivery of a consistent approach. The successful candidate will be expected to carry a specialist caseload, carrying out highly specialised assessment and treatment.
The post-holder will be one of six therapists integrated into the Paediatric and Adolescent Division within UCLH NHS Trust and will be supported by the Therapy Service Lead.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist who can provide effective therapy input in a creative, thoughtful and reflective manner, demonstrating leadership qualities, high level communication skills and a cooperative approach when working in this challenging field. Applicants will need experience providing rehabilitation to patients with complex long-term physical needs. They will need advanced clinical reasoning skills in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic conditions and complex needs and a keen interest in working with adolescents (experience desirable but not essential)
At UCLH we are committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education and world class research. You will be supported and actively encouraged in developing your leadership and clinical skills. This is a great opportunity to work and develop as an individual and as part of a team, gaining clinical and operational experience in a supportive environment.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Excellent written/spoken English
- HCPC registration in Occupational Therapy
Desirable
- Member of a special interest group
- Post graduate qualification in relevant subject
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 4-5 years post registration experience
- Experience of rehabilitation of patients with complex long-term physical needs.
- NHS experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Awareness of current evidence pertaining to rehabilitation for patients with ME/CFS, Post Covid and Functional Disorders
- Previous experience of supervision and clinical education of a broad range of clinicians and students.
Desirable
- Experience/working with Adolescents
- Experience/working in Mental Health
- Experience working with patients with neurodivergence
- Experience working with patients with sensory challenges
- Hand therapy experience
- Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care: Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner in an area where limited support or advice may be available.
- Communication & Customer Care: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- Personal & people development: Experience of supervision and appraisal. Proven clinical leadership ability
- Personal & people development: Demonstrates a clear understanding of multidisciplinary issues and ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multidisciplinary team
- Personal & people development: Ability to recognise in yourself and individuals work related stress and pressures.
- Information processing (IT skills): Competent IT skills
- Quality and Service Improvement: Understanding of aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management.
- Information processing (IT skills): Good understanding of statistics and their evaluation.
Desirable
- Quality and Service Improvement: Experience of service development in design and application
- Quality and Service Improvement: Understanding of aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management.
- Quality and Service Improvement: Experience in Audit and Policy/Guideline development.
- Quality and Service Improvement: Experience of change management.
- Quality and Service Improvement: Experience of contribution to business planning
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospitals
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU
United Kingdom
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