Are you looking for a new challenge to develop your skills and knowledge? Interested in Respiratory and Critical Care?
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with a passion for respiratory care to come and join our dynamic Respiratory and Critical Care Team here at NGH for a 12 months to cover maternity leave. We are looking to recruit a hardworking, motivated and dedicated B6 OT into our Respiratory Team where you will be supported and encouraged to develop your knowledge and skills. You will have the opportunity to rotate through our Respiratory Ward, Head and Neck Ward, Level 1 Respiratory Support Unit and get the opportunity to work on Critical Care.
You will work within our joint therapy team as a valued member of the MDT to drive change, deliver excellent patient care and innovative practice. We are doing lots of work to develop our rehab pathway for patients with a high acuity both on our Respiratory & Critical Care wards. This role has a varied caseload with a perfect balance between fast paced assessments for discharge and rehab with our long stay respiratory/critical care patients with multifactorial rehabilitation needs. There will be plenty of opportunity for service development and to demonstrate leadership skills.
You will be supported in this role by a dedicated group of senior colleagues.
- To perform more advanced and detailed assessments of patients presenting with a wide range of complex conditions and comorbidities; providing a diagnosis, plan and goals to develop, and to deliver an individualised treatment programme to our patients on Critical Care and the respiratory wards.
- Be able to interpret clinical observations and provide supportive treatments of critical care/ respiratory patients and have an understanding of the implications of therapy interventions
- Provide care to clinically unwell patients and post operative patients
- To provide more advanced Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments for trauma patients, often with diverse, complex or multiple pathologies and presentations.
- To assess patients with cognitive impairments using appropriate screening tools and assessments. This will include supporting the wider MDT in the delivery of treatment plans.
- To work closely with MDT colleagues to provide joint therapies assessments and treatment plans enabling efficient use of Therapies Team resources. (This includes Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors, Speech/Language Therapists / Dieticians)
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Skinner Job title: Clinical lead Occupational Therapist Email address: emma.skinner1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01604 545652
