Job summary Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist Directorate: Cancer and Core Clinical Services Care Group: Diagnostic and Therapies Band: 6 Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata Please note this role is Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months covering maternity leave We are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Therapist who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. Main duties of the job The successful post holder will work rotationally in the following areas: Cardiorespiratory, Respiratory Support Unit, Older Persons wards, Frailty Assessment wards and Frailty SDEC, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Surgical specialities wards, and Emergency Department and Front Door wards. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with a broad range of acute hospital experience, demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to actively contribute to service development. The Senior Occupational Therapist will work within a fully integrated therapy team, offering holistic assessments to our patients. In addition, you will get an opportunity to develop your managerial and supervisory skills providing supervision to rotational therapists, therapy assistants and students. Continuing professional development is encouraged and supported through the appraisal system. Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today. About us Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach: B - Bold E - Every person counts S - Sharing and open T - Together Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust. Date posted 02 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 12 months Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 275-2504SNROT Job locations Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Medway Maritime Hospital Windmill Road Gillingham ME7 5NY Job description Job responsibilities To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient case/work load To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes To deliver individualised occupational therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of occupational therapy skills in individual and group settings To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may beunable to accept diagnosis/prognosis. Job description Job responsibilities To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient case/work load To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes To deliver individualised occupational therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of occupational therapy skills in individual and group settings To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may beunable to accept diagnosis/prognosis. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Diploma/degree in occupational therapy Current Health Professions Council registration Membership of the College of Occupational Therapy Experience Essential Broad range of experience and junior level including acute environments Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload Supervision of Occupational Therapy students / junior staff Knowledge Essential Good knowledge of basis assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of conditions Understanding of the balance of professional development needs with service needs Understanding of Clinical Governance and managing risk in your own work Skills Essential Able to communicate clearly with other team members and patients/ carers Basic auditing skills Values Based Question Essential Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome Person Specification Qualifications Essential Diploma/degree in occupational therapy Current Health Professions Council registration Membership of the College of Occupational Therapy Experience Essential Broad range of experience and junior level including acute environments Experience of responding to demand / prioritising work / managing a caseload Supervision of Occupational Therapy students / junior staff Knowledge Essential Good knowledge of basis assessment and treatment of patients with a wide range of conditions Understanding of the balance of professional development needs with service needs Understanding of Clinical Governance and managing risk in your own work Skills Essential Able to communicate clearly with other team members and patients/ carers Basic auditing skills Values Based Question Essential Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Medway NHS Foundation Trust Address Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Medway Maritime Hospital Windmill Road Gillingham ME7 5NY Employer's website https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)