An exciting opportunity has arisen for full and part time permanent band 6 occupational therapists to join our rotation programme. This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, knowledge and leadership across a range of settings including acute and community teams. The Rotational post would be suitable for someone seeking to develop their clinical and leadership skills at Band 6 level in a wide range of specialities.
You will benefit from working in a busy NHS Trust offering rotational experience in the following: Medicine, Community, Respiratory, Neurology/Stroke, Orthopaedics and Early Intervention.Some of the rotations require seven-day rostering so you will need to be flexible to support this. Venues for delivering our services include inpatient wards, patients' homes and community bases.
Main duties of the job
To provide assessments and interventions to patients within the rotational settings. To participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students and therapy assistants. To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis. To provide additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required. To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a high standard of occupational therapy provision to patients within the integrated therapies services across community, acute and external organisations as part of the rotation post.
To view job description and main responsibilities please view job description attached.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
* oDegree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) or equivalent
* oHCPC registration, or have started the process of applying for HCPC if residing outside of the United Kingdom
Desirable
* oMembership of the Royal College of Occupational therapists (RCOT)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
* Extensive occupational therapy experience as a qualified therapist within a range of settings
* Documented evidence of Clinical Professional Development (CPD), demonstrating transferrable skills
* Previous experience of working in an NHS health and social care system
Desirable
* oPractice Educators Course
* oExperience of supervising students or staff
Skills & Abilities
Essential
* oAdvanced knowledge of application of Occupational Therapy
* oAssessment and interventions relevant to the client group
* oI.T. skills
* oProven team player
* oDemonstrable interpersonal skills
* oEvidence of excellent written and verbal skills
* oAbility to undertake Manual Handling tasks
* oOrganisational skills
* oAbility to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
Desirable
* oEvidence of audits conducted and s service development initiatives
* oEvidence of formal education and teaching
* oEvidence of the promotion of Occupational therapy
* oLeadership training
Personal Qualities
Essential
* oKnowledge and use of coping skills to deal with working under pressure
* oAble to demonstrate advanced initiative and responsibility
Employer details
Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bury St Edmunds
West Suffolk Hospital
Bury St Edmunds
IP33 2QZ
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