Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Scunthorpe and Goole
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
We have an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic band 5 Occupational Therapist to work on a rotational basis across acute and community areas within Goole and Scunthorpe. Together we aim to deliver high quality services across a range of clinical areas with core rotations lasting for 6 months and currently inclusive of, medicine, stroke, orthopaedics, and intermediate care/community settings. In addition, we offer the opportunity to gain exposure to specialist clinical areas such as hand therapy and pediatrics. This is an exciting opportunity for newly qualified or experienced band 5 occupational therapists to gain skills and experience working across both acute and community services.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will receive formal support from senior staff within the team together with preceptorship in your first year and regular supervision and appraisal. You will be responsible for the day to day management of your own caseload of patients and participate in quality assurance processes for the allocation of the work. The rotations include community settings and outreach therefore you will be required to be able to travel across the county within your duties. You will have the opportunity to work very closely with social care staff and nurses. As a junior clinician you will hold a standard caseload and you will have the ability and support to make clinical evidenced based decisions across a range of physical patient conditions. You will be expected to work as an autonomous practitioner, manage and prioritise your caseload.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
Job responsibilities
For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* BOAT membership
* State Registered
* Car driver for community work
Occupational experience
* Range of clinical education placements
* Evidence of a range of CPD activities
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.
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