Total 891 Senior Executive level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in Brentford, London, TW7 5BJ

Provide evidence-based advice, support and information with regards to the appropriate support and referral of women with mental health illness. Care pathways to be in place for all levels of mental health severities (low, moderate and high); developed in active collaboration with specialist perinatal mental health services, womens services and women and families accessing our care. Provide a service link between midwives, GPs, health visiting service, obstetricians, specialist mental health services, child safeguarding team and other agencies in relation to the care of pregnant women and new mothers with mental health illness. Attend triannual meetings with UK Perinatal Mental Health Midwives forum where able. Work with colleagues to ensure that there is routine screening and early identification of women with, or at risk of a mental illness. Attend triannual risk meetings with MDT to review and share learning points in relation to perinatal mental illness. Attend weekly perinatal mental health meetings where possible. Attend staff huddles to offer skill sharing and allow for staff to access face to face support. Identify areas for research, audit and development relevant to mental health. Initiate and participate in research and clinical audit programmes, and encourage other midwives to do the same. Engage with service users and family members to gain feedback on their experiences. Use this feedback to inform development of services. The post holder will work in collaboration with the Lead Consultant Obstetrician, the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Team, the Perinatal Mental Health Network, the Adult Mental Health Services, Crisis Team and Safeguarding Team. Be aware of the spiritual, psychological and emotional needs of the family and endeavour to meet these at all times within the maternal mental health context. Undertakes and completes audits as necessary. Ensure local community support and out of area perinatal mental health team contacts are up to date and accessible to all. Foster and maintain close links with University in relation to perinatal mental health practice and education. Attend mandatory training in line with Trust and Directorate Policies. Act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and Midwives Rules

To provide high quality, effective, individualised care to all children, by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision. To assist the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron in leading the nursing team and deputise in their absence. To monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them. To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with children, families, the multi-disciplinary team, other departments within the trust and pertinent agencies outside the organisation. To respond to childrens and families concerns as they arise and take remedial action as required. To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including student nurses and health care support workers. KEY RESULT AREA Clinical Responsibilities Act as a clinical leader and role model for the nursing team, setting standards and expectations of quality of care and developing techniques to ensure a client orientated service. Carry out planned care for a group of children without direct supervision. Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care. Supervise programmes of care given by junior staff and students. Ensure the legibility and accuracy of documentation, in such a manner that enables the information to be effectively handed over to other staff. Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to local and Trust policy. Ensure registered nurses monitor childrens progress, work towards safe and timely discharge plans and ensure barriers to discharge are identified and acted on appropriately. Deal with concerns raised by children and families in a proactive manner and take remedial action as necessary, as per Trust policy, informing the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Modern Matron. To maintain accurate records and prepare accurate statements concerning accidents, clinical incidents and complaints, as required by the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Modern Matron. Work with the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron to ensure adherence to all official recommendations, guidelines and regulations relating to child protection. Identify and refer children in need/at risk as per Child Protection guidelines and procedures. Maintain competency in advanced resuscitation skills by successful completion of a recognised course (PILS/APLS). Managerial Responsibilities Be responsible for the daily management of the ward/department, in the absence of the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron. Plan, organise and deploy staff according to ability and workload in order to meet the childrens needs. This will include anticipating problems where they may exist and to inform the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Modern Matron of the day of any changes in staff requirements as may result from changes in patient dependency, in the event of insufficient manpower being available. Ensure that nursing practices comply with local and Trust policies and procedures. Communicate effectively at all times and maintain a harmonious working environment. Assist in organising regular ward/department meetings and attend unit and other meetings as and when appropriate. Ensure effective communication is developed via team briefing or other methods to enable staff to fulfil their proper functions. Maintain a safe and healthy environment. Assist the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron in compiling duty rotas and be responsible for arranging adequate staff cover. Assist the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron in the monitoring of sickness and absence levels. With the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Modern Matron participate in the selection and recruitment of junior staff. Assist in ensuring the availability of resources for patient care. Ensure equipment is in good working order and report appropriately when defective. Support the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron and exercise leadership by example. To be aware of the effect of change amongst all staff and the importance of ensuring that any change in clinical or managerial policy is effectively communicated to all staff. Actively participate in nursing research, ensuring that appropriate, relevant and valid research findings are incorporated in clinical practice. Participate in the implementation of continuous quality improvements within the ward/department, in line with Trust policies, commissioners specifications and the NHS Plan and NSF for Children. Lead the implementation of nursing audit on the ward/department and facilitate the development of multi-disciplinary audit within the directorate. Ensure competence in information technology skills, relevant to ward/department. Ensure the economical use of resources. Carry the crash bleep when required, responding to emergency calls within the unit. Promote and develop the philosophy of child and family centred care within the ward/department, ensuring that nursing staff are responsible to the needs of the individual children and their families. Be proficient in relevant I.T. skills. Education, Training and Personal Development. Participate in the education of the child and family regarding aspects of care and promotion of health and the prevention of illness. Assist in the annual appraisal process and ensure all staff have an individual performance review and a personal development plan in place as delegated by and in consultation with the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron. Assist the Clinical Nurse Manager and/or Matron in orientating all new staff and students to the ward/department. Provide teaching and development to the nursing team and students, assisting them to achieve their learning outcomes. Act as a role model, mentor and preceptor to the nursing team. Provide evidence based Health Education/Health Promotion to children and their carers. Professional Responsibilities To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence based practice. Maintain personal records of continuing professional development. Contribute to the delivery of the trusts Nursing Strategy. To act in accordance with NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Ensure confidentiality at all times, only relating confidential information obtained to those acting in an official capacity. To be aware of and take appropriate action in regard to cardiac arrest, fire and major incident. Understand your role and responsibilities in Safeguarding Children; identifying and referring children and families in need / at risk.

Are you looking for your next challenge that will help shape the future of the CF service in Bartshealth. If so, we are looking to appoint an ambitious Lead Nurse who will undertake the leadership and the management ofthe CF Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) within Barts Health NHS Trust..

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your leadership skills.We provide a high-quality service caring for both adolescents and adults living with CF.The post holder will support and manage a team of CNS’s and will work closely with the CF medical colleagues, Senior Nurse, General Managers, Service Managers at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

They will also need to have an interest in participating and in contributing to the service improvement and development. You will need to be highly organised, and have the ability to build a strong working relationship with the multi-disciplinary team. In addition, you will be expected to lead on quality improvement projects and to ensure the agendas for the service are achieved and maintained.
The post holder is responsible for providing a seamless specialist cystic fibrosis (CF) site specific service aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and ensuring a multi-professional approach. This will be achieved by clinical practice, education, research and audit as well as professional activities taking into account corporate and directorate objectives and within a clinical governance framework.


Barts Health NHS Trust is one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers and the largest trust in the NHS. It was created on 1 April 2012 by bringing together three trusts: Barts and The London NHS Trust, Newham University Hospital NHS Trust and Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust. The new trust has a turnover of approximately £1.1 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.



Together our hospitals - Newham University Hospital in Plaistow, St Bartholomew’s (Barts) in the City, The Royal London in Whitechapel, The London Chest in Bethnal Green and Whipps Cross in Leytonstone - deliver high quality clinical care to the people of east London and further afield.



The hospitals offer a full portfolio of services that serve the needs of the local community and are home to some of Britain’s leading specialist centres including cancer, cardiac, trauma and emergency care. Barts Health also has one of the UK’s busiest children’s hospitals and internationally renowned surgical facilities.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.



“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.”


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

Community Learning Disability Nurse Band: 7 Full Time: 37.5Base: Community Learning Disability Service Mile End Hospital London E1 4DG

The Community Learning Disability Service provides integrated specialist health and social care to adults with learning disabilities in Tower Hamlets. Additionally, the service is responsible for the provision of a specialist day activity hub - CREATE.

An exciting vacancy opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 specialist nurse within our Mental health and Behavioural Support team. This team focusses upon supporting people with learning disabilities who have enduring mental health problems and/or require specialist interventions around behaviours that others find challenging.

You will be expected to:

To use advanced specialist nursing skills in working with people with learning disabilities to maintain, promote and improve health.

To support people with learning disabilities to develop their full potential by reducing the impact of their impairment that could limit their social inclusion in a person-centred approach to promote choice, independence and inclusion,

To facilitate the access to health care services through collaborative and partnership working in developing shared care with primary and secondary health services e.g., GP Link Role, Nurse Lead Epilepsy Clinic, and Sexual Relationship & Health Promotion etc.

To contribute to shaping local health services (e.g., development of local protocols and policies), promoting an inclusive service for people with learning disabilities.

This role involves undertaking assessments of individual’s potential eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding in accordance with the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

You will have substantial knowledge of the health and social needs of individuals with learning disabilities: awareness of current legislation and best practice in the field of learning disability nursing.

To work collaboratively with the Lead Nurse to provide a high standard of clinical leadership to staff within the Community Nursing Team to ensure effective multi-disciplinary working.

To lead on transforming care and to offer consultation to inpatient wards.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Dec 2024

The Haematology Day Unit is a nurse led service offers apheresis, supportive care and venesection. We care for patients with haematological cancers, sickle cell disease and other haematology diseases.

Our aim is to provide expert care to allow patients to avoid hospital admissions and to manage their disease in an ambulatory setting.

We are seeking experienced senior nurses to join our team as a Senior Staff Nurse on the Haematology Day Unit.

The individuals should be motivated, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to organize, prioritize and co-ordinate within a challenging and fast paced environment. You will be supported by a strong expert team, including the Ward Sister, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and the inpatient Matron team.

We are currently open Monday to Friday 08.00 - 20.00. Shift patterns at present are 9.5 hour shifts per week. We do not currently work weekends or bank holidays regularly, however occasionally work out of hours to support the service and eventually we may aim for weekends to be permanent in the future.

Closing Date: 25/11/2024

Interview Date: 04/12/2024

We are seeking experienced and motivated nurses to join our team on the Haematology Day Unit. We are seeking nurses that are eager to develop their clinical skills and competence and want to be future leaders within haematology nursing in an ambulatory setting.

You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary.

We are seeking candidates with a strong desire to deliver the best individualized care to patients living with haematological diseases by working as an effective part of the nursing and wider team.

The successful candidate will need to have at least 1 year experience in haematology and acute setting and will be committed to developing their skills, knowledge, and leadership in a fast paced setting.

Opportunities for the right candidate include developing skills in apheresis, expert cannulation assisted by ultrasound, femoral line placement, and bone marrow biopsy skills. Informal visits/phone calls are strongly recommended.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

You will have the opportunity to further develop and enhance your skills within a haemato-oncology setting with the support and training necessary. You will have the opportunity to work alongside experienced nurses and specialists to develop and gain a plethora of skills to enhance your nursing ability. We have a supportive culture, whereby we encourage each other to strive to be the best within our daily practice, and our feedback as a team reflects this.

Independently manage a group of patients within the specialty whilst
working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and
personalised direct patient care.

Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment,
planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes
history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed
diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations.

Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication
including transfusion of blood and blood products.

Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the
speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead
others to do the same.

Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient
orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within
the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.

Ensure that patients’ receive high quality clinical care and a good patient
experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and
doctrines.

**Please see attached job description for full details**


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

Actively participate in the clinical and operational management of the ED Be able to assume the role of overall nurse in charge, clinical coordinator, rotate through all areas including triage, and resus. Practise and promote nursing care to the highest standards, in accordance with the Trusts policies, procedures and national guidelines / professional code of conduct. Maintain up to date knowledge of current research and practice and ensure that this is reflected in practise throughout the Directorate. Take responsibility for own professional growth, development and motivation including participation in Clinical Supervision. Take responsibility for a team of people providing support and carrying out PDR's.

• To provide excellent individualised and unsupervised nursing care.
• To utilise and further develop advanced clinical specialist skills in order to provide the highest standard of individualised patient care.
• The post holder will play a key role in the nursing team to
provide a quality family centred and supportive environment where parents/carers can learn to care for their babies.
• To utilise a variety of strategies to communicate effectively with family/carers, the multidisciplinary team and pertinent agencies outside the organisation.
• To actively participate in and contribute to the management of the clinical area.
• To act as a mentor, teaching and supervising junior staff including, student nurses, student midwives, and health care support workers.
• St George’s Neonatal Unit is a perinatal medical and surgical referral centre, covering the South West London sector and beyond.
• The unit has a capacity of 40 cots, 12 of which are intensive care, 12 high dependency and 16 special care.
• The service has a large workforce of 200 staff with nursing roles ranging from Neonatal Assistants to Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
• Following recent internal promotions, exciting opportunities are now available for prospective Band 6 nurses to join our thriving team.
• You will need a minimum of 6 months experience post completion of an accredited neonatal course. In return we can offer you a wide breadth of experience as you progress your neonatal career.
• There will also be an opportunity for you to visit the ward and meet with the department!

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).



After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

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To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


UCLH have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic pharmacist to join the team for a fixed 1 year period to lead the clinical commissioning agenda for high cost medicines commissioned by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across the Trust.
You will be a part of the Medicines Optimisation & Research team within the Pharmacy department and work closely with specialist clinical teams, pharmacy homecare service, and finance and contracts to deliver a clinical support service that optimises pharmaceutical commissioning. The role will include liaising with key external stakeholders including NCL MON JFC and North Central London ICB to support the regional commissioning goals such as trust-wide biosimilar switches, developing regional high-cost drug pathways and associated Blueteq forms.
This job offers a unique experience to collaborate with a diverse range of multi-disciplinary professionals in a hospital at the heart of one of the largest academic health science networks in the country.
UCLH is committed to providing an inclusive and healthy working environment, and recognises the benefits of flexible and remote working for staff. The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its employees and encouraging a healthy work life balance. In order to support the increasingly diverse needs of the Trust and its workforce, remote and flexible working is encouraged across a broad range of departments and roles.

Key responsibilities:
To lead the clinical commissioning agenda across the Trust to ensure the appropriate use of high cost medicines commissioned by Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

To provide a clinical pharmacy service to support the medicine board, ensuring the safe and effective use of high cost drugs.

To support the Lead Pharmacist (Clinical Commissioning) in ensuring that all supply of ICB commissioned high cost medicines have funding confirmation in place (via Blueteq), maintaining and developing the local high cost drug database.

To supervise the Information Analyst (b7) to ensure successful implementation of the locally developed database to manage Blueteq funding and compliance.

To work with the Formulary and Medicines Management team and the EHRS team in developing a mechanism where future upgrades to Epic incorporate the required fields to enable an automated interface with Blueteq.

To lead on the Trust-wide training, monitoring, and audit of Blueteq submissions for ICB commissioned high cost medicines.

To lead on all governance issues related to ICB commissioned high cost medicines and to deliver on clinical efficiency initiatives in line with Trust targets.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

To undertake regular clinical audits regarding service provision and have opportunities to lead and collaborate on medicines management research.

To help strategically plan and develop existing and future pathways and cost improvement plans for high cost medicines by liaising with external stakeholders

We will provide you with a supportive, integrated and growing pharmacy team committed to delivering top quality patient care. You will have access to further educational opportunities and senior clinicians within Pharmacy and other disciplines who can provide mentorship and aid professional development.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

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Senior Theatre Practitioner

Nuffield Health at St Bartholomews Hospital | Scrub | Permanent | Full-time | Includes weekend work
Salary depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're Britain's largest Healthcare Charity and we're serious about shaping the nation's health. Join us and we'll give you the greatest opportunities to fulfil your passion for nursing. You'll have the chance to grow your career while inspiring others to deliver the highest standards of patient care.

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner at our St Bartholomews Hospital, you're registered with the appropriate governing body and you hold the relevant qualifications and experience, including NMC or HCPC. As well as post-registration experience, you have a minimum of 3 years' experience working in a theatre setting you bring knowledge of mentoring and have strong clinical experience. Trained in ILS

As a Senior Theatre Practitioner, you will:

• Lead by example and be an ambassador for the Nuffield Health way of caring

• Recognise talent and nurture junior colleagues, mentoring them to be the best they can be

• ·Use your excellent clinical skills and empathetic approach to meet each patient's needs

• Enjoy autonomy to make decisions that ensure excellent patient care

• Provide day-to-day supervision, including clinical supervision of junior nursing staff and students

• Contribute to scheduling and rotas, recruitment, induction, performance reviews and training

• Accountable for motivating and educating your peers within the multidisciplinary team,

• Be willing to work flexibly across different shift patterns covering a six-day service and participation in the departmental on-call rota if required.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Feel your best with emotional wellbeing support, gym membership, private healthcare, expert financial advice and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Barts Hospital

We've opened the doors to Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital: The City of London's only independent hospital, situated next to St Bartholomew's NHS hospital. This is our flagship center for cardiac services and will also provide a full range of surgical and medical services, including: orthopaedics, oncology, general surgery, genecology and urology services. Our hospital consists of 55 beds, including 7 Specialist intensive care beds, four of the most advanced digital operating theatres and Endoscopy and minor ops theatre. With 28 consultation rooms. Cardiac catheterisation lab, Oncology Day unit and full diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT, ultrasound, mammography and general X-ray.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role

Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist - Bromley Occupational Therapy Team
Location: London Borough of Bromley (Hybrid - 2 days in office, 3 days from home)
Hourly Rate: Up to £33 per hour
Contract Duration: Until March 31st, 2025
Start Date: Within the next 2 weeks

Job Summary:

The Bromley Occupational Therapy Team is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated team over the winter period. This role involves working within a hybrid model to provide essential Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, and support to residents of Bromley, with a focus on maximizing client independence and facilitating safe hospital discharges. The successful candidate will conduct assessments in client homes, deliver equipment recommendations, and provide tailored advice to improve mobility, safety, and independence for Bromley residents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Occupational Therapy Assessments: Conduct home assessments to evaluate clients' needs, recommend equipment, and plan for minor adaptations that maximize independence and safety.
• Moving and Handling Assessments: Evaluate clients' handling needs, identify suitable equipment, and work towards reducing care requirements where possible.
• Discharge to Assess (D2A) Support: Collaborate with the D2A OT to streamline hospital discharges, assessing needs, and ensuring smooth transitions from hospital to home.
• Adaptation Planning: Assess and plan for major adaptations, liaising with contractors, suppliers, and relevant stakeholders to meet client requirements.
• Triage and Suitability Assessment: Support the team in triaging referrals and identifying appropriate services, including OT, reablement, and other suitable pathways for client support.

Essential Requirements:

• Professional Registration: Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience: Substantial post-qualification experience as an Occupational Therapist, ideally with experience in community-based assessments, reablement, and hospital discharge support.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in conducting comprehensive moving and handling assessments and recommending equipment for independence enhancement.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce detailed assessment reports and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams.
• Flexibility and Hybrid Working: Ability to work in a hybrid environment, completing community visits as required and adhering to the office-based schedule.

Preferred Attributes:

• Experience within a local authority OT team or similar setting.
• Strong knowledge of the needs related to discharge planning and complex home adaptations.
• Commitment to continuous learning and development within the field of Occupational Therapy.

Working Conditions:

• Flexible Working: Hybrid working arrangement (2 days in the office, 3 days from home).
• Expenses: Mileage claims are available for travel from the primary office to client visits (excludes travel from home to office).