Are you anOccupational Therapistwith HCPCregistration?Areyoulooking forthe next step in your career? Ormaybe you’relooking for a change in scenery asaseniorOccupational Therapist?
Joinourlarge and inspirational Adult Therapies Serviceas UHBWasa Band 6 Occupational Therapist, where you will develop your careerin-linewiththeRCOTCareerFramework!
Ourteamismade up of 400 colleagues who collaboratively work across Bristol & Weston sites.
You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here:Therapies - UHBW Careers
This is an excitingcross-site rotational role where you will gain specialist skills and knowledge to help develop and guide you through your career.
Within this role, you will rotateacrossa variety of specialitiesand sites across both Bristol & Weston. These rotations include:
• Medicine
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Critical Care, Cardiac and Surgery
• OlderPerson TherapyincludingFront Door
• Stroke
• Paediatrics
• Oncology
During your rotation,you’llbe building relationships with new teams and adapting to new environments, all that offeruniquebenefits andincentivessuch as:
• Supportive, integrated teamworking
• IST/journal clubs/ researchopportunities
• Protected and regularClinical supervision from a Team Lead OT/ Clinical Specialist OT
• Service development and QIprojects
• Cake rotas
Want to hear more about the benefits of working at UHBW?Click here for more staff benefits:
We encourage you toget in touch withOccupational Therapist and Pathway Lead – Claire,for an informal chaton0117 342 1469 or emailClairex.hayward@uhbw.nhs.uk.
Fancy meeting in person? Pleaseget in touch and ask for a tour of the department!
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 Jan 2025
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