16 Oct
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Central London
The post holder provides specialist occupational therapy service to clients within Elderly Care Unit. They will be leading the Acute Elderly care OT service and team. The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred practice in the assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will be working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team, taking on an active role in identifying, coordinating and organising the appropriate care and rehabilitation service and home/hospital set-up needed to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patient from the acute hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be providing specialist occupational therapy service to clients within the Elderly Care Unit and leading the elderly care team within OT. -The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-basedand client-centred practice in the assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will be working closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, taking on an active role in identifying, coordinating and organising the appropriate care and rehabilitation service and home/hospital set-up needed to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patient from the acute hospital.
About us
The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued and value each other. To support this our four values are that we are all:
Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.
Safe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first).
Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation.
Value each other - we all value each other's contribution.
Inspiring - we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients.
Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these byLiving Our Values Everyday.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these,
as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
Person Specification Education Essential
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Number of years in Acute experience
- Recrutment and selection
- Research and/or Audit training or involvement in these activities
Desirable
- Fieldwork educators course
- leadership and management training
Experience Essential
- Number of years in acute experience, of which at least 2 need to be in a role where you were a senior within an acute setting
- Evidence of continual professional development including reflective practice and participation in learning and developing a service
- Experience in working in any of the following clinical areas- Care of elderly, Medicine, Orthopaedics, Stroke,
Frailty
- Knowledge base around Specialty Medicine - Respiratory, Cardiology, Gastroenterology
- Experience in completing staff appraisals and PDP
Desirable
- Experience in working in community health and social care setting
Application form Essential
- Knowledge of Occupational therapy process within designated clinical area
- Wheelchair assessment and prescription
Desirable
- Complaints management
Employer details
Employer name
Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kingston Hospital
Galsworthy Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 7QB
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396-NN-6481829-AHP-Y-C
▶️ Occupational Therapy Team Lead- Care of the Elderly
🖊️ Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Central London