Specialist Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Occupational therapist with acute medicine experience to join the Medicine therapy team at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

The acuteMedicineteam is basedacrossbothSandwell General Hospital and Birmingham City Hospital.The team comprises of physiotherapist, occupational therapist, therapy assistant practitioners and a frailty activity assistant. The entire qualified therapists areregistered with the Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) andarealsomembers of theChartered Society of Physiotherapyand Royal College of Occupational therapy. We work closely withmembers of the other allied health professional like Dieticians and Speech and language therapistto support the independence and rehabilitation of our service users

We work to improve theTherapystatus of inpatients and the management of long term conditions. We work in a variety of specialist areasincludingCareof the elderly wards, Cardiology, Haematology, Gastroenterology and General Medical wards.We also workvery closely with other teams within the therapy cohort namely Respiratory, stroke (neuro), Macmillan and Trauma and Orthopaedic therapy teams. The Medicine therapy team have also close ties with the community rehab bedsbased at Rowley Regis andLeasowesto establish appropriate patients are sent through and also for an efficient continuity of care from an acute to a community setting.

Complete therapeutic assessment and treatment of medical patient in Cardiology, Gastroentrology, Respiratory and Care of the elderly wards.

Understanding and completing discharge planning for patient having therapy or social needs. Using the national guidlines for pathways

Completing access, site and home visit wheere neccessary. Also promoting the discharge to access model for patients.

Completing Moving and Handling plans for patients using various equipments like full hoist, cricket stand aid, Arjo Hoist, Roat stands etc.

Supervising junior members of staff and therapy support workers and also student for various West midlands Universities.

Contributing in in-service training and teaching with the team and the mider MDT.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens next year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details on what this role entails.