Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist (Band 7)
Fixed Term Contract (secondment considered) 27 hours a week.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic and innovative, to become the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist for stroke on a fixed term or secondment basis.
The post holder will work as part of a committed team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Therapy Assistants delivering a service to the hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation wards located at the Primary Stroke Centre at Stepping Hill Hospital.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
1. Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
2. NHS pension scheme membership.
3. Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further.
4. NHS Staff discounts.
5. Cycle to work scheme.
6. Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt.
7. Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice.
The successful applicant will have highly specialist knowledge and skills in stroke rehabilitation. As a clinical lead, they will be responsible for having an overview of Occupational Therapy requirements across wards for stroke. They will also be required to support a large team of junior Occupational Therapists and therapy assistants. They will be responsible for ensuring the service is dynamic and evidence-based. They will have awareness and focus on wider hospital initiatives to ensure patient flow whilst balancing this with priority for inpatient rehabilitation.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this, it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. #J-18808-Ljbffr