Job summary Due to new developments an exciting opportunity has presented itself for a Senior Occupational Therapist specialising in Palliative Care to join the Palliative Therapy team at County Hospital. Would you like to develop your clinical skills working within the palliative care field alongside your leadership and teaching skills? If so, come and join the Therapies team at the University of North Midlands NHS Trust. This is a split post working between the local hospice and the acute hospital and therefore offers unique opportunities including: Palliative medicine within the hospital -specialist ward as well as general medical wards Oncology conditions, fast track D/C planning & complex manual handling assessments & equipment provision. Long term life limiting conditions and challenging conversations. Palliative rehabilitation. Katherine House hospice - located within the grounds of County Hospital. Autonomous working, managing own caseload, prioritising patients, flexible,working within inpatient unit, day services and community team. Facilitating interactive wellbeing Sessions with other MDT. members with fatigue management being particular focus for OT. Exciting opportunity to work on development of new wellbeing services for the local community. Main duties of the job The post holder will have the opportunity to support and supervise Occupational Therapy students. You will be part of a large combined therapies team, which can offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities. Supervision will be provided by an Advanced Therapist and continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning. Training opportunities across University Hospital of North Midlands include access to an on-site simulation training lab. Close links with Staffordshire, Coventry, Derbyshire and Keele universities for support with external learning, apprenticeships at level 6 and 7 and research support as well as internal in-service and journal clubs. About us The University Hospital of North Midlands is located on 2 hospital sites, Royal stoke and County providing learning and development opportunities across a large therapies team. The Therapies team offers an excellent 7 day provision with staff working weekends and bank holidays. The historic North Midlands, is an area that covers the beautiful county of Staffordshire, with the rugged Peak District to the east, the affluent Cheshire plain to the north, the rolling hills of Shropshire and the border of Wales to the west. The North Midlands has three designated conservation areas, Cannock Chase and the Shropshire Hills are Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, while the Peak District was the very first National Park and still one of only 10 across the whole of England. UHNM sits in the centre of Staffordshire, with Derbyshire, Cheshire and Shropshire all within easy commuting distance. Across the region there are beautiful towns and villages surrounding the historic industrial city of Stoke-on-Trent and the county town of Stafford, where the Trust's hospitals are located. If you do wish to escape this beautiful part of the world, the large metropolitan cities of Manchester and Birmingham are a stone's throw away, each with an international airport. With London just 80 minutes on the train down the west coast mainline, which serves both our hospitals, the North Midlands really, is the place to be to work and live. Date posted 05 November 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 205-6758188 Job locations County Hospital Weston Road Stafford ST16 3SA Job description Job responsibilities Opportunities for flexible working and part time would be considered. For further information regarding this post please contact Clare Johnson on telephone number 01785 230802 or email clare.johnsonuhnm.nhs.uk Applications are available through www.nhsjobs.co.uk Job description Job responsibilities Opportunities for flexible working and part time would be considered. For further information regarding this post please contact Clare Johnson on telephone number 01785 230802 or email clare.johnsonuhnm.nhs.uk Applications are available through www.nhsjobs.co.uk Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC registered Desirable Experience within an acute trust Experience with palliative care pathways Experience Essential Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist Desirable NHS experience Skills Knowledge and Ability Essential Good communication skills Desirable Clinical Educator Experience of audits or research Person Specification Education and Qualifications Essential Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC registered Desirable Experience within an acute trust Experience with palliative care pathways Experience Essential Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist Desirable NHS experience Skills Knowledge and Ability Essential Good communication skills Desirable Clinical Educator Experience of audits or research 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust Address County Hospital Weston Road Stafford ST16 3SA Employer's website https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)