Job overview
Occupational Therapist
Therapy Department
Band 5 £28, - £34,, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Hours: Full Time – 37.5 hours/week
The Therapy team at MKUH are looking for enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join our cohort of rotational staff on a fixed term contract basis.
The rotations are 6 months in duration and include the following clinical areas:
·Hand Therapy
·Acute Stroke Unit
·Inpatient Trauma & Orthopaedics
·Complex Medical & Surgical wards
·Frailty Team
Staff are supported through a range of methods including an initial 2 week supernumerary period, Preceptorship, clinical supervision, monthly 1:1 competencies, mentor, clinical leads, In-service training programmes and our Therapy Practice Education team.
You will have the opportunity to support student education and attend practice education training at our partner universities to prepare you for being a student educator after your first 12 months.
If you want to progress your career in a forward-thinking therapy department where your voice matters to shaping our future services and where person centred compassionate care is at the heart of our services, then we want to hear from you.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Gemma Sanderson via email at
Interviews: w/c 17th June
Main duties of the job
1. To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, and deliver individual treatment programmes, evaluate interventions and maintain clinical records.
2. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
3. To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues as well as outside agencies, by sharing patient-related information to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service.
4. To utilise the expertise of senior staff in order to develop skills and knowledge and consolidate learning.
Working for our organisation
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
5. Free on-site parking
6. Free tea and coffee
7. Great flexible working opportunities
8. Discounted gym membership
9. Lease car scheme
10. Generous annual leave and pension scheme
11. On site nursery (chargeable)
12. Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be professional and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care.
To undertake assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques in order to diagnose clinical need.
To formulate, deliver and evaluate individual occupational therapy treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options, using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
Carry out assessments and manual treatments of patients with moderate physical effort on a daily, prolonged basis.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for more details on the role and responsibilities.