Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist (Internal Only) inVictoria Road inVictoria Road PUBLISHED
FRI 8 NOV 2024
East Cheshire NHS Trust r42V6PtN
The role is a fixed-term or secondment position for four months, requiring 37.5 hours per week. Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive assessments, making clinical judgments, setting treatment goals, and maintaining thorough patient records. Ideal candidates should possess strong analytical and clinical reasoning skills, and familiarity with NHS protocols is essential. Applicants are encouraged to review additional resources on the Trust’s careers page and should apply early, as the advertisement may close if a high volume of applications is received.
**This position is open to staff working at the Trust in the 'ECT Family' this includes currentEast Cheshire NHS Trust employees,bank staff, ISS staff and volunteers at the Trust. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from applicants not listed within these groups. **
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a current East Cheshire NHS Trust Occupational Therapist within the Acute Team.
The East Cheshire Occupational Therapy Service delivers care in a variety of settings, including acute hospitals, rehabilitation centres and community clinics.
What we are looking for:
- We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-rounded HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with experience of working in the NHS or having had extensive placements within the organisation.
- The candidate should provide a patient centred approach to care an under pinning sound clinical specialist knowledge in evidence based assessment and management of a variety of conditions.
- It will be essential for the post holder to work autonomously within trust policies and professional practice, in addition to maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
This post 4 months fixed term/secondment.
Hours per week: 37.5
As a clinical specialist provide a high standard comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment service to patients on the acute wards with complex presentation, working as an autonomous clinician, using accurate analytical skills and clinical reasoning to interpret assessment findings, making diagnoses where appropriate, identifying patient problems, setting goals, and providing an appropriate treatment plan and progression.
About us
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsHv6N for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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