Main area: Occupational Therapy Grade Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (1 in 4 weekends, and 2 bank holidays a year)
Job ref: 387-DT-5266-NG
Site: BRI/ WGH
Town: Weston/ Bristol
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 19/01/2025 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Are you an Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration? Are you looking for your first job as an Occupational Therapist? Or maybe you’re looking for a new experience as an Occupational Therapist?
Join our large and inspirational Adult Therapies Service at UHBW as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, where you will develop your career in line with the RCOT Career Framework!
Our team is made up of 400 colleagues who collaboratively work across Bristol & Weston sites. You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here: Therapies - UHBW Careers
Within this role, you will rotate across a variety of specialities and sites across both Bristol & Weston. These rotations include:
* Medicine
* Trauma and Orthopaedics
* Critical Care
* Cardiac and Surgery
* Older Person Therapy including Front Door
During your rotation, you’ll be building relationships with new teams and adapting to new environments, all that offer unique benefits and incentives such as:
* Supportive, integrated team working
* IST/journal clubs/research opportunities
* Protected and regular Clinical supervision from a Team Lead OT/Clinical Specialist OT
* Service development and QI projects
* Cake rotas
Main duties of the job
* The post holder will contribute to the provision of a comprehensive, integrated and efficient therapeutic service for patients referred for Occupational Therapy (OT).
* Staff will rotate approximately every six months to different clinical sites and areas across the Trust. Each rotation will have clear learning objectives. On some rotations, Band 5 OTs will be required to supervise non-registered staff.
* The post holder will be responsible for a separate and designated caseload.
* The post holder will take an active part in their own development and will seek help and advice accordingly.
* Band 5 staff will work alongside non-registered staff and may delegate some activities.
* The post holder will be supported by a Band 6/7 throughout the rotation.
* The post holder will be required to work shifts including weekends and to participate in the bank holiday rota.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This is an exciting cross-site rotational role where you will gain specialist skills and knowledge to help develop and guide you through your career.
We encourage you to get in touch with Occupational Therapist and Pathway Lead – Claire, for an informal chat on 0117 342 1469 or email Claire.haywardx@uhbw.nhs.uk. Fancy meeting in person? Please get in touch and ask for a tour of the department!
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* A Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Current HCPC registration
Knowledge and experience
* Variety of pre-registration placements including a hospital-based placement
* Other related experience in a care or rehab setting, either before or after qualifying
* Evidence of team working
Skills and Abilities
* Able to explain the OT role to others
* Able to identify own learning needs
* Recognises limits of own knowledge & seeks help & advice when needed
* Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people that is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background & preferred method of communication
* Able to recognise own supervisory needs & responds positively to suggestions for development
* Planning and organisational skills
* Able to demonstrate they have the skills to delegate tasks to non-registered staff
* Evidence of regular professional reviews and/or portfolio
* Demonstrate enthusiasm for the post
* Able to initiate discussions with new people & discuss issues with fluency & confidence
* Hold a full driving license
Attitudes and abilities
* Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
* Demonstrates a commitment to own professional development
* Demonstrates trust values – supportive, respectful, innovative, collaborative
* Desire to work at UHBW
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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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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