Role: Specialist Occupational Therapist - Outpatients
Town / Site: London / The Portland Hospital
Full time: 37.5 hours
Permanent
Salary: This role offers a competitive salary dependent on experience & excellent benefits
We’re looking for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our passionate and dedicated team at The Portland Hospital. Currently rated “Good” by the CQC.
Internationally renowned for clinical excellence, The Portland Hospital is the only independent hospital in the UK entirely dedicated to women and children. Our inpatient and outpatient specialties reflect this, providing clinical expertise in Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Women`s Health.
Our Paediatric wards hold 56 inpatient beds + 11 day case and are equipped with the latest technology to provide advanced medical and surgical care, including a Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Unit and a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit which reflects the acuity and complex nature of the children who are admitted to our hospital. The Portland Hospital has a large number of international Paediatric patients, often funded by relevant embassies.
The role of this Specialist Occupational Therapist post will primarily involve the assessment and treatment of your own clinical caseload of Outpatients and Inpatients covering a wide variety of diagnoses including but not restricted to; cerebral palsy, autism, developmental delays, congenital and genetic differences as well as wheelchair and equipment assessments and prescriptions. Outpatients are seen and managed with the larger MDT as we foster a strong MDT ethic in the department. Although this role is predominantly outpatient based, there will be an expectation that the candidate will assist with the management of the inpatient caseload as and when needed. At the Portland we are passionate about service development and this role will include assisting the Clinical Lead and Advanced Occupational Therapists with service development projects.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Candidate ensures that a professional, high quality Occupational Therapy service is delivered to the children we see as well as their families.
- Candidate works independently and with a sense of autonomy. Independently providing appropriate assessments and treatment interventions, independent treatment planning for clients and joint MDT working for appropriate goal setting meetings.
- Service development – working alongside the Clinical Lead and supervisors the candidate will promote service development within the department.
- Candidate will supervise students and provide appropriate clinical and learning opportunities to students.
- Candidate will supervise and provide appropriate learning for therapy assistants.
- The Candidate will undertake ongoing CPD learning opportunities to ensure personal skill development, contribute to development of specialist services and relevant policies helping implement policy changes and monitoring standards of clinical practice and additional tasks as required and considered pertinent to the role.
- The Candidate will promote OT to all stakeholders.
What You’ll Bring
- BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent).
- Current registered member of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Minimum 2 years experience in Paediatrics in a clinical setting, such as an outpatient clinic or hospital. Previous hospital and acute experience or exposure is beneficial.
- Knowledge and application of paediatric OT assessments and interventions relevant to a paediatric client group.
- Experience working with an outpatient caseload with varying knowledge and experience with different conditions and diagnoses.
Why HCA UK?
Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.
Benefits
We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior /Specialist Occupational Therapist, you’ll be eligible for:
- 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
- Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
- Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
- Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Group Life Assurance from day one
- Critical illness cover
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
- Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
- Discounts with over 800 major retailers
Culture and values
At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.
Our Mission Is Simple, Above All Else We’re Committed To The Care And Improvement Of Human Life, a Clear Statement That Extends To Both Our Patients And Colleagues. To Achieve This, We Live And Breathe Four Core Values
- Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
- Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
- Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
- Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity
Reasonable adjustments
We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.
