Senior Occupational Therapist

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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 a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our acute Children's therapy team based at St Mary's Hospital site. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Children's Occupational Therapy Service provides therapy to inpatients on the paediatric wards, paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and two neonatal units. The post-holder will join the Children's OT team in providing child and family centred care on the paediatric wards as part of a large, passionate multidisciplinary team for infants and children admitted to hospital.

The caseload predominantly consists of infants and children with complex needs following major illness such as meningitis or major trauma, and children with short-term needs following orthopaedic procedures and acute medical episodes. Occupational therapy facilitates safe and timely discharge through early rehabilitation, and liaison with other agencies and services in order to promote smooth transitions between hospital and home, and between specialist and local services.

If you are keen to develop experience in an acute paediatric setting, are innovative, with enthusiasm for development, and an ability to think creatively, this could be your next opportunity. You will be well supported by the Children's Occupational Therapy team, which includes Clinical Lead Specialists in Paediatrics and Neonates.

We have a strong commitment to clinical supervision and professional development, with opportunities to contribute to service improvement projects.

Interviews for this position are to take place week beginning 16th of December 2024

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality standard of occupational therapy management to patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. To perform advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
• When providing occupational therapy within this Trust you will be expected to be professional, efficient, effective, with a commitment to evidence based practice and continuous professional Development.
• The post holder will be required to participate in the rostered weekend service cover arrangements including, unsocial hours and overtime (specific rota details are held locally within departments). Staff will do so once they have completed the relevant induction and achieved the required competencies.

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. Please talk to us at interview.

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.
• Able to demonstrate specialist learning from band 5 rotations, formal post-graduate level learning and informal CPD (both general and specific to clinical fields of speciality).
• State registration with the Health Care Professions Council.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
• Clinical Educators Course

Experience

Essential criteria

• Recent experience in relevant occupational therapy specialities and clinical settings
• To have participated in service development projects.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the use of evidence based practice in speciality

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in the NHS or social care as a qualified occupational therapist
• Experience with splinting
• Previous Band 6 experience in relevant post

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• 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.
• Competent IT skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• To be able to take part in a weekend service depending on specialist post

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of CPD relevant to role and specialist area.
• Well-developed abilities for communication and consensus building skills

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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

• Job description (PDF, 720.5KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)