Senior Occupational Therapist - Rheumatology
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and supportive Rheumatology Occupational Therapy Team.
The post will involve working as an integral member of a well-established and highly regarded multidisciplinary team, contributing to service developments at New Cross and CCH. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist to join this team.
This post will offer an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a well-established team specializing in the management of Rheumatological conditions.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients.
2. To maintain close working relationships with other health professionals including the nursing and consultant teams to ensure efficient, effective, and appropriate delivery of the service.
3. To supervise and educate student occupational therapists to a graduate standard, working with the Universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute, and community services. We are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job responsibilities
To see the full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy or the Trust website.
Person Specification
Qualification
* BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy
Experience
* NHS Experience at Band 5 level (in a physical setting)
* Experience in managing Rheumatological conditions
* Experience in making custom hand splints
* Licensed to drive a car in the UK and access to own vehicle
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
New Cross Hospital and Cannock Chase Hospital
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