Skills

Training Artificial Intelligence

Job Specifications

This exciting opportunity is for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our Frailty Therapy team across Front Door Therapy Services, which covers the Frailty Assessment Unit and areas aligned with our Emergency Care department.

The team comprises of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistant Practitioners and Discharge Managers who are vital in the assessment and planning of therapy needs and discharge arrangements for patients admitted through our Accident and Emergency department.

We are part of the wider Frailty MDT with whom we have a close working relationship with to ensure those living with frailty have wholistic, comprehensive assessments and timely treatment interventions in the most appropriate environment.

If you are interested in learning more about this post or would like to spend some time with the team, please contact us via the details below.

If you are interested in learning more about this post or would like to spend some time with the team, please contact us via the details below.

Main duties of the job

The team see patients admitted to the Frailty Assessment Unit which includes a Frailty SDEC area as an extension of our Accident and Emergency Department at the William Harvey Hospital. The post holder will provide comprehensive assessment and treatment for patients referred for Occupational therapy and work as an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team. They will contribute to delivering therapy and support comprehensive discharge planning, ensuing the patient's wishes are at the forefront of decision making.

Main Duties Involve

To manage daily a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation and treatments and to give specialised therapy advice to members of the MDT.

To work closely with our community partners to ensure optimal transfer of care.
To deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team.
To be actively involved with training within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 695,000 people.

Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.”

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Collins Job title: Lead Therapist for Frailty and Front Door Services Email address: l.collins12@nhs.net Telephone number: 07955321055

About the Company

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. We also provide some specialist services for a wider population, including renal services in Medway and Maidstone and a cardiac service for all of Kent based at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our vision and values. We have a national and international reputation for delivering high quality speci... Know more