Main area Occupational Therapy - Rehabilitation and D2A Grade Band 6 Contract 12 months (Fixed term or Secondment opportunity - Maternity leave cover) Hours
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
30 hours per week (Current contract: Monday - Friday) Job ref 320-CDCS-BUR-3560
Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Samuel Johnson Community Hospital Town Lichfield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata pa Salary period Yearly Closing 09/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 23/04/2025
Senior Occupational Therapist
Band 6
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meet the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
If you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466.
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Job overview
We are looking for either a Band 5 Occupational Therapist wishing to take their next steps on the career ladder or an existing Band 6 looking for a new challenge to join our forward-thinking Occupational Therapy Team, who are passionate about the evolving role of an OT in the rehabilitation and D2A setting.
You will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of patients who will present with many complex needs throughout their hospital stay.
Within the Team you will work alongside an existing integrated multi-disciplinary team, using a fusion-skilled hybrid approach, focusing on high quality care, promoting comprehensive assessments, and supporting hospital teams in appropriate admission avoidances over a seven-day service. A willingness to work flexibly and to undertake tasks traditionally allocated to specific disciplines are all requirements of the role.
As a Band 6 therapist you will be supporting and developing rotational Band 5 therapists. The role also involves supervising therapy support staff and educating therapy students on placement.
There will be opportunities for innovation and an expectation that you will be actively involved in relevant quality improvement projects.
Our friendly service offers support through regular supervision, appraisal, training and development opportunities.
This role is open to candidates both looking for a secondment opportunity or a fixed-term contract - for further information please get in touch.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist will be based within the Community Hospital team (based mainly at Samuel Johnson Hospital but also Sir Robert Peel Hospital), working within the multidisciplinary team, responding to referrals generated by the ward or by the Occupational Therapist screening the referrals into the unit which the Therapy team are responsible for.
The Occupational Therapist will carry out skilled work in respect of the assessment and treatment of patients with complex and / or chronic conditions, provide specialist skills which enable patients to explore, achieve and maximise their independence and maintain quality of life in the activities of daily living – areas of personal care, domestic, leisure and productive activities.
Work independently and be responsible for own individual caseload.
The Occupational Therapist will liaise closely with the senior Occupational Therapist from the wider Occupational Therapy team (and receive supervision in complex cases). The Occupational Therapist will also liaise with other professional groups within the Trust and with external agencies as necessary.
Closing date of advert: 09th April 2025
Interview date: 23rd April 2025
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
* Demonstrable post graduate experience in Hospital setting
* Evidence of acute experience
* Evidence of onwards learning post grad/CPD
* Formal post graduate courses completed
* APPLE accredited / evidence of student support
* Evidence of working in medical specialties
Skills
* Evidence of providing peer support
* Evidence of safe manual handling skills
* Evidence of team leadership
Values
* Able to demonstrate awareness of UHDBs core values and how they integrate this into practise
Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If we receive a high number of applications for this position we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.
For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part-time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.
Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.
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