Are you a confident and motivated Occupational Therapist looking for your next step?
This clinical role within our Community Inpatient Wards is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Band 5 OT ready to progress or for a Band 6 seeking a fresh challenge.
You’ll be a key member of our friendly and supportive Occupational Therapy team at West Berkshire Community Hospital, working within the inpatient therapy multidisciplinary team. Based on Donnington and Highclere wards, you’ll help adult patients recover from surgery or acute medical conditions as they prepare to return home.
Your role will include delivering goal-oriented therapy to promote independence in activities of daily living, supporting effective discharge planning, and conducting functional assessments, including home visits and equipment fitting.You’ll ideally be a driver with a vehicle, as you’ll need the ability toeffectively make regular off-site visits in the community.
We provide professional growth and a supportive environment. This role offers a broad range of inpatient therapy experience, collaboration with the MDT, and potential learning opportunities working alongside our Neurological Rehabilitation team.
This is a permanent full-time role. Our core hours are Monday to Friday, 8am–4pm, with some flexibility.
Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.
• Full-time role working across inpatient therapies
• Working with patients on Donnington and Highclere wards at WBCH
• Delivering goal-focused activities aimed at promoting independence in everyday tasks
• Collaborating with patients and their relatives to achieve the best outcomes during hospital stay and for discharge
• Delivering and fitting equipment at patients' homes (following appropriate training)
• Completing goal-oriented therapy and measuring outcomes
• Promoting independence while helping to manage patient expectations
• Supporting patients in managing their activities of daily living
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves”for you to be considered for this role:
• Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC
• Rehabilitation and/or inpatient hospital experience
• Driver with a vehicle / ability toeffectively make regular off-site visits in the community
• Passionate about teamwork and experience collaborating with colleagues
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Rhys Amos, Inpatient Therapy Service Manager on rhys.amos@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Feb 2025
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