Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

To provide highly specialist Occupational Therapy interventions to critical care, transplant, adult cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology patients within the acute, specialist hospital setting. Manage a caseload of patients with highly complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Provide this service with a caseload of complex cases as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating high-level problem solving and clinical reasoning skills, and independence in judgement.

To provide leadership for junior staff, through regular supervision and annual appraisal. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Occupational Therapy Service, and represent the Occupational Therapy service within the Trust.

To play a major role in the continuous development of the Trust as a member of the Occupational Therapy team and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/process improvement project groups.

To work in partnership with the Complex Discharge team ensuring timely and appropriate discharges for patients.

The main tasks and responsibilities are outlines in the job description, please read or contact for further details.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.#

We have around 23,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Essential: - Recognised degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy; - HCPC registration; - Educators course

Desirable: - Further postgraduate study in the form of courses, a taught masters programme or a research-based degree

Essential: - Significant Post-qualification experience in general medicine/care of the elderly/cardio-respiratory; - Delivery of Occupational Therapy services that comply with professional standards; - Supervision of junior OT staff members and assistants; - Experience of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working

Desirable: - Post-qualification experience of neurological rehabilitation; - Developing, monitoring, evaluating and auditing services; - Previous specialist OT experience

Essential: - Management of a varied adult caseload with evidence of skills in acute and community settings; - Evidence of team work and effective communication; - Skills to manage and be accountable for workload prioritisation system; - Understand and implement appropriate standards, including risk management in all work undertaken

Desirable: - Ability to undertake team leadership roles where appropriate, including staff management and supervisory skills