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Job summary

Main area
Therapy
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6880-AV
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
拢59,490 - 拢66,239 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Band 8a

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Job overview

We are actively recruiting for a Band 8a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Elderly Therapy Team at Queen鈥檚 Hospital in Romford, Essex. This is a newly created post, and the successful candidate will be working alongside colleagues within the Acute Elderly Therapy Team providing specialist frailty input to frail, elderly and acute medical patients in the Elderly Wards.
As a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in a large and busy team you will be required to demonstrate expert clinical skills and knowledge, manage a complex caseload autonomously and lead education, training and development for Occupational Therapists within the team. Strong leadership skills, excellent communication, and effective problem-solving skills will be required. You will have highly specialist experience of working in an integrated Therapies team in acute elderly areas with a special interest in frail elderly.
You will be working alongside two Band 8a Clinical Lead Therapists (job sharing) and supported by the Therapy Service Manager.
In line with the Government agenda for the NHS, participation in our Enhanced Weekend Working Service within the wider Therapy Team will be required.

Main duties of the job

Through a holistic approach, provide a specialist standard of Occupational Therapy service to complex frail and elderly patients and carers, facilitating and maximising patient and carer safety and potential within the service boundaries at Queens Hospital, King George Hospital and associated community areas.

To demonstrate advanced and expert knowledge and skills in the autonomous management of frailty patients within acute elderly wards. To act as a source of expertise on the Occupational Therapy management of frailty and current evidence-based practice.

Working for our organisation

We鈥檙e an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we鈥檙e proud of and our patients are happy with. We鈥檙e no longer in ; we鈥檝e opened at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites 鈥 KGH in Goodmayes and Queen鈥檚 Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We鈥檙e campaigning to secure the 拢35m we need to and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our in Ilford; an in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at and at in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.听

The majority of our 8,000 staff 鈥 who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited . We鈥檙e proud to be a employer.

We鈥檙e looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. 听Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact 听Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
  • Post graduate training to MSc level

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Highly specialist skills in Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of frail patients in the acute setting, including rapid assessment areas

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert knowledge of relevant conditions, including acute frailty
Desirable criteria
  • To have extensive broad clinical experience in acute care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral CareArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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
Hanli Mouton
Job title
Therapy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Ext 3758