An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking, enthusiastic, and motivated Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Stroke Therapy Team based at the Royal Bolton Hospital, with the possibility to rotate through the community stroke team and neurorehabilitation services in the future.
The role is within the Stroke Therapy service based at the Royal Bolton Hospital and may support the wider Stroke Therapy and Community Stroke team based at Breightmet Health Centre.
The post holder will be part of a friendly and dynamic team working closely to provide collaborative care and specialist Occupational Therapy treatment, intervention, and advice.
The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established and highly skilled Stroke Therapy multidisciplinary team, alongside physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, therapy assistants, and nurses.
The service actively encourages training and staff development supported by experienced senior staff. The post holder will benefit from working within a supportive team, with a robust supervision and appraisal programme, excellent in-house training, and CPD. Supervision and support will be provided by Band 7 Occupational Therapists.
Main duties of the job
* To work as an autonomous practitioner within the stroke therapy service supported by highly specialist therapists.
* To perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a diagnosis and develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes.
* To manage a defined caseload, using evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
* To provide clinical education, advice, and support for junior therapy staff and support staff.
* To provide highly specialist knowledge, skills, and advice to clients, and be a source of expertise for therapy staff, other members of the MDT, and other agencies.
* To supervise, educate, and assess the performance of therapy students.
* To contribute to service research and audit activities.
* To propose any service changes within own professional speciality area.
About us
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.
You will be required to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and its users, which could include participation in a weekend rota and may cross cover other services including the community stroke and neurorehabilitation therapy team if required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role, please see the attached job description.
If you have any further questions regarding this role, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* OT degree
* Registered with HCPC
* Evidence CPD / post grad training in specialist area
* Clinical educators course / supervise students
Desirable
* Membership of appropriate professional body
* Membership of professional special interest group
Experience
Essential
* Broad range of clinical experience prior to specialising.
* Experience working within neurology/neurorehabilitation/stroke (Acute and /or community) with practitioners from own or other professions who are experienced in this area.
* Experience of managing a caseload of neurological clients with complex needs.
* Experience of effective team working
* Experience of supervising junior staff / students
* Experience working in NHS
Desirable
* Experience of treating patients who do not speak English or have barriers to communication
* Participation in clinical audit
Skills
Essential
* Ability to use and apply Assessment and treatment with patients with neurological impairment
* Ability to pass knowledge and skills onto others
* Work with data protection and trust policies
* Lead and inspire others
* Establish good working relationships
* Computer skills
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of neurological conditions/stroke and management achieved through in-depth experience or study
* Development of additional knowledge through specialist training and experience in order to be able to manage a caseload of complex needs
* Demonstrate learning about all the professions within the team.
* An understanding of quality governance and evidence based practice
* Knowledge of recent NHS & Trust developments and their impact on the service
Other
Essential
* Ability to work flexible hours and weekends
Desirable
* Car driver
Employer details
Employer name
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Bolton Hospital
Bolton
BL4 0JR
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