26 Oct
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
Barnstaple
Job description
Role Summary
An exciting role has opened up for a Specialist Occupational Therapist in Surgery and Intensive Care at North Devon District Hospital.
You will be based within the Inpatient Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team to provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients, carers, on the General Surgery wards and Intensive Care.
The post is to support the existing Advanced Occupational Therapy role, and there will be opportunities to develop the service with Senior staff including widening the role within the Intensive care unit.
You would be part of a well-established Surgical / Intensive Care Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team (Trauma, Emergency and Elective).
The team has a forward-thinking approach to Healthcare and rehabilitation.
About the Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
The Surgical / Intensive Care team sit within a wider Therapy team that covers Acute Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Care of the elderly, including rehabilitation for patients with Dementia, and Orthopaedics.
The post will be based on KGV (Emergency) and Lundy (Elective) wards, with input on Intensive Care.
The elective surgery covers; Urology, Colorectal surgery, Gynaecology, Abdominal wall repairs and occasionally other Oncology conditions.
There will be an expectation to work across other areas of the team when required.
Opportunities within this role include :
- To enhance and extend your assessment, intervention and clinical decision-making skills.
- Set patient specific goals for rehabilitation.
- To work with the patient, family, carers and MDT to increase patient’s independence.
- Supervising junior staff with their development and progression within their roles.
- Service development and teaching opportunities.
- Working as a Multidisciplinary team including support from an integrated team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
You should have relevant experience working at a junior level, or equivalent level with comprehensive experience of assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of complex conditions.
You will be required to be an autonomous Practitioner, to be up to date with evidence-based practice and be able to assess and treat patients who have complex needs.
Are you :
- Passionate about improving the lives of local people.
- Committed to developing both yourself and others.
- A strong team player who wants to further develop their specialist skills.
- An excellent communicator who can problem solve quickly and effectively while demonstrating sound clinical knowledge in all core areas.
- Intuitive and capable of delivering high quality and safe Occupational Therapy interventions from a well-developed knowledge and skill base.
- Keen to continuously improve services
Career development and progression :
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is keen to support staff to develop clinical skills through regular supervision and internal and external professional development opportunities.
There will be opportunities to develop your skills as a Clinical Supervisor with Students,
Junior Therapists and Therapy Clinical Support Workers.
We'll support you in finding the best way to grow.
Working hours per week, Monday to Friday. Additional weekend working as per rotas.
Interview Date : To be confirmed.
For further information please contact Josie Oakden, Occupational Therapy Advanced Practitioner
Preference will be given to staff with Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2,
bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over , staff, making us the largest employer in Devon.
Our core services, which we provide to more than , people, cover more than 2, square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).
Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics,
and within people’s own homes.
We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills.
Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping,
fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including :
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
▶️ Specialist Occupational Therapist (Surgery and Intensive Care)
🖊️ Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Barnstaple