Occupational Therapy Therapy Support Worker: Hcop - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Description
Band 3


Main area

  • HCOP
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Grade

  • Band 3
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Contract

  • Permanent
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Hours

  • Part time hours per week (wednesday friday, and planned weekend rota)
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Job ref

Site

  • Both QMC and City campus
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Town

  • Nottingham
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Salary
- £21,730 - £23,177 per annum
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Salary period

  • Yearly
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Closing

  • 22/02/2023 23:59Job overview


A great opportunity has arisen to join our Health Care of Older People (HCOP) Occupational Therapy (OT) Team at NUH as a permanent Therapy Support worker.


You will be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have complex physical and cognitive needs, working alongside a large Multi-disciplinary team to support patients discharge from hospital.


We are looking for an individual who has had experience of working in therapies, within a health or social care setting, and enjoys working with the frail older client group.

You will be highly motivated, have the ability to adapt to changing priorities in a busy environment, and can work well in a team or on your own.

Main duties of the job

You will work both individually and alongside other members of the OT team.

Your OT tasks will include being responsible for gathering information about home circumstances, completing specific functional assessments, ordering equipment and providing rehabilitation and planning discharges.

There are also daily administration tasks that are key in this role.

You will be expected to ensure that you maintain your continuing professional development throughout.


Strong communication skills are essential to ensure patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team are kept informed verbally and via written notes and IT systems.

You will be required to work across several wards between the City and QMC campus as well as rostered onto weekend shifts

Working for our organisation


As a large acute teaching hospital over two main sites, NUH has a range of fantastic opportunities for staff to develop their careers within the NHS.

NUH Therapy Services is a supportive department with a robust appraisal process and many learning opportunities for our staff.


The Occupational Therapy service is part of the Therapies and Rehabilitation Services Directorate, which sits within the Clinical Support Division at NUH.


Throughout NUH we have a diverse range of AHP and support staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to supported by our Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person specification documents attached to this advert

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent
  • Willingness to undertake further training and learn new skills
Experience

Essential criteria

  • Ability to effectively manage own case/work load, with support
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or a care setting
  • Previous experience as a therapy or Rehab assistant
Communication Skills

Essential criteria

  • Good communication skills with a variety of people/settings
  • Effective written, verbal and listening communications skills
  • Can work independently or under direction of a variety of supervisors
Physical skills

Essential criteria

  • Physical ability to undertake manual and therapeutic handling of patients and/or equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments
  • Basic computer skills
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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.


Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.


At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.


ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.


Consent:

  • Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
  • I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between
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