Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist – Orthopaedics (Community)
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and driven Occupational Therapist to join our Hip Fracture Early Supported Discharge Team consisting of Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Nurses, providing functional and personalised rehabilitation to patients in their own homes.
This post offers a rewarding opportunity to assist patients in regaining their independence and quality of life after hip fracture. You will be required to work autonomously at times, but also jointly with the therapists and nurse to provide appropriate assessments and treatments to patients across the boroughs of Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge, and South West Essex. You will have support to review and develop the role of the Occupational Therapist within this multidisciplinary team, as well as gain skills in audit and recruitment.
We are looking for a driven individual with strong communication skills and a passion for patient-focused rehabilitation. Successful candidates must have relevant clinical background, ability to integrate well into a multidisciplinary working environment, be a car driver and be able to participate in 7-day and twilight working.
Main duties of the job
Through a holistic approach, to provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy service, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries.
To fulfil a teaching and supervisory role with peers, junior staff and students on placement.
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
* Evidence of CPD
* Clinical supervisors training
Skills/ Abilities
* Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
Experience/ Knowledge
* To have broad clinical experience in an acute hospital setting with adults with physical illness
* To have experience as a Band 5 or Band 6 in orthopaedics
* Active participation in in-service training
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.
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
£42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive
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