We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join a well-structured and dynamic team in Birmingham University Hospital
The Band 7 Occupational Therapist rotate through speciality pathways on a 9-monthly basis and work under supervision of an allocated Team Lead for the Clinical Area
Inpatient Rotations at include:
Emergency Department
Acute Medical Unit
Care of the Elderly
Trauma Orthopaedics & Surgery
Critical Care & Neuro Outliers
Inpatient Rotation at University Hospital Lewisham:
Stroke Rehab
Community RotationsMain Duties for the Band 7 Occupational Therapist includes.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties and to carry a significant caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations.
To work at an advanced level and to be professionally and legally accountable for a specialised patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, and the work of staff under the postholder's supervision. This will include the management of clinical risk, clinical governance, knowledge of indications and precautions of chosen techniques in line with National and Trust clinical guidelines and protocols where they exist.
To assess patients' capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absen...