Band 7 OT

You will have a key role in high level clinical assessment, treatment planning, reasoning, risk identification and problem solving to enable patients to optimise functional independence, avoid admission or reduce length of stay and to support patient discharge at the earliest safe opportunity and to minimise the risk of re-admission. To manage, train, appraise and supervise Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Band 5 Occupational Therapists, Students, Therapy Assistants, Work Experience and Healthcare Cadets under the guidance of Therapy Managers and Clinical Specialists The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work as an effective member of the wider team as well as with other external agencies. Staff are required to work flexibly and shift patterns over an extended working day. Flexible working patterns may be considered., To undertake assessment of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations/multiple pathologies using advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to clinically diagnose. Implement evidence based treatment plans with regards to physical, cognitive, perceptual, psychological and social functioning. Deliver and evaluate treatment programmes according to health care needs using a comprehensive range of treatment options. To advise, assist and educate Band 6, Band 5 and Student Occupational Therapists on the management of clinically complex patients. To take part in board rounds and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings. To carry out home assessments within the patients usual place of residence. Liaising with family, carers, multidisciplinary team to plan community support including equipment needed for discharge, packages of care and community therapy follow-up To liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, regarding social care and housing Management/leadership: To be responsible for the supervision of Band 6, Band 5, Students and Therapy Assistants within own team. To provide the Clinical Specialist/Managers with relevant information for the planning and development of the unit. To ensure where necessary the provision of staff cover within own clinical team in times of annual leave/sickness etc. To assist the Managers in achieving the departmental objectives and promoting an open style of management. To participate in the professional development programme of the therapy Department. Co-ordinate the effective day to day running of own team and ensure effective dissemination of information. To participate in the recruitment and selection of therapy staff under the guidance of Therapy Manager. To comply with the Health & Safety Policies of the Trust including attendance at Mandatory Training as specified by the Trust. To comply with and contribute to the development of departmental procedures and guidelines. To ensure that all accidents, incidents and hazards are dealt with effectively and reported accordingly to Trust requirements. To comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy standards and rules of professional conduct. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in line with Trust and Departmental Standards of Practice. To develop and undertake Clinical Audit. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled, motivated Band 7 OT to join the Medicine Therapy Team at UHLG. You will be based at Aintree University Hospital and will be responsible for driving the OT service within Medicine as well as supporting the B7 Physiotherapists to lead the team. Specialties include Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Respiratory as well as general medical wards. You should have a strong clinical background, knowledge and skills acquired across a variety of settings. Experience in medical settings is essential. The role is patient and non-patient facing and you should have excellent organisational, planning and time management skills. You will be part of a high functioning MDT, which includes a supportive team of Band 7 staff, providing specialist clinical contribution to the patient journey with high level assessment and treatment planning for complex medical patients. You must have strong leadership, people management and supervision skills. You will be required to demonstrate a commitment to service development, audit and research. We are committed to staff development; you will have access to peer support and supervision from the Therapy Management Team and other Band 7 peers across the Trust. You will be supported to attend courses and training including leadership development.,

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good time management
• Ability to implement change
• Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Desirable criteria
• Leadership course attendance e.g. LEO, Demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience
• Active experience in audit
• Supervision of staff and students
• Teaching of junior staff
• Experience of working with other agencies, BSc or Diploma in OT
• HCPC Registration
• Specialist post-registration qualification
• Evidence of CPD, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.