Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Advanced Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Job Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Advanced Occupational Therapist to join the Respiratory Medical Team. The Therapy teams provide services within a progressive University Hospital Trust across two hospital sites, with this post being based at Royal Stoke. This post offers the opportunity to work in and develop the Occupational Therapy service provision to specialist respiratory wards which are recognised as regional centres for Motor Neurone Disease, Non Invasive Critical Care & Complex Tracheostomy Weaning.
This is an opportunity for someone to embed themselves in an area that is at the forefront of specialist acute hospital services. Medical patients are one of the biggest cohorts of patients seen in the acute trust and this specialist post lends itself naturally to innovative ways of working. It will also give the post holder an excellent opportunity to consolidate their leadership and management skills as well as building clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden rehabilitation skills and discharge planning with this complex group of patients.
Main Duties of the Job
If you are interested in working with a group of specialist acute medical patients who present with all the challenges of rehabilitating patients with complex co-morbidities and you are interested in developing the Occupational Therapy service to this area whilst being at the forefront of transformational change then this post is for you. Supervision will be provided by Principal Therapists and continuous development is supported through appraisal, internal training and external learning. The Medical Therapies team work within a 7 day shift system therefore the post holder will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.
We are looking for an enthusiastic therapist who is able to embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in an acute trust, who is able to take on a dynamic post and see the rewards of investing in a team that sits as one of the Trust's main priorities.
Working for Our Organisation
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on the post, please contact Jane Teasdale (see contact details).
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
* Degree/ Diploma in Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy
* Registered with HCPC
* Evidence of personal & professional development
* Working towards a higher qualification relevant to specialty e.g. Master's degree
Experience
* Post graduate experience (NHS) with considerable experience in specialty area
* Experience of working as a senior physiotherapist within the specialty area
* Experience of teaching students, staff & other professional groups
* Trained clinical educator
* Experience gained within an acute setting
Skills, Ability & Knowledge
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Proven leadership and management skills
* Evidence of project work
Important Information About Your Application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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