Senior Occupational Therapist - Rotational
Band 6
Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday with weekend cover)
Job ref: 344-7474DCB-A
Site: William Harvey Hospital
Town: Ashford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
We have a new exciting opportunity to join our Therapy Team as a Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist at the William Harvey Hospital.
The rotations include both core and specialist areas across the acute hospital setting offering a great opportunity for professional development. These currently include working in the Emergency Department with our Therapy and Discharge Service (TADS), Medical, Trauma and Orthopaedics, and Critical Care.
The successful candidate will assist their team leader in the planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the Therapy service provided to patients within the specialty.
Main duties of the job
* To manage daily a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation, and treatments and to give specialised therapy advice to members of the MDT.
* To deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team.
* To be actively involved with training within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices, and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.
Person specification
Qualification
* BSc Occupational Therapist
* HCPC Registration
* Member of RCOT
Skills
* Highly developed clinical skills in acute inpatient setting
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent organisational skills
* Evidence of working within acute inpatient setting
Experience
* 18 months post-graduate experience in relevant specialist area of Inpatients, general rotations
* Proven record of providing high-quality intervention for high-risk patients
* Experience working within a fast-paced setting or emergency department
* Experience managing challenging situations
Knowledge
* Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, and CQC
* Knowledge of up-to-date clinical/evidenced-based practice.
* Experience providing complex assessments and discharge planning
* Experience using appropriate outcome measures linked to the assessment of medical/frailty patients
* Knowledge of extended role of Occupational Therapy within discharge pathways
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
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The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust’s People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information on how this can be managed alongside department expectations and requirements.
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