Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist (Elective Orthopaedics)

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

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Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised BSC Honours degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Completion of validated/nationally professionally recognised postgraduate specialist courses and ongoing relevant postgraduate training.
• State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
• Member of relevant specialist clinical interest group
• Clinical Educators course

Desirable criteria

• Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
• Completion of a basic management course
• Audit & Research training to a post graduate level

Clinical Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Good organisational / planning / prioritisation skills
• Demonstrate complex dexterity and specialist therapeutic handling skills
• Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Effective written communication skills e.g. clinical records, reports to other health care professionals and external agencies.
• Able to maintain sustained regular manual handling skills and therapeutic manoeuvres
• Able to participate in weekend and bank holiday working rota in line with departmental policies
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment of neurologically impaired patients

Desirable criteria

• Completion of relevant clinical courses

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration with working at a senior specialist level in a relevant field
• Highly specialist comprehensive knowledge of occupational therapy assessment and treatment technique
• Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. Manual Handling, College of Occupational Therapists/Health and Care Professionals Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity
• Evidence of recent relevant Continual Professional Development
• Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of supervision of qualified staff, students and assistants
• Evidence of contribution to clinical education and in-service training
• Understanding of clinical effectiveness and its implications for services including experience of quality issues, audit and evidence based practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical area

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience in a post at this level
• Evidence of participation in postgraduate research

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

• B7 OT JD (PDF, 208.6KB)
• B7 OT Person specification (PDF, 67.6KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 933.7KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)