The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing and treating their own caseload of patients, supervising less experienced staff and students, and contributing to multidisciplinary team efforts. Additionally, they will participate in training, departmental audits, and service development activities while supporting their own continuous professional development. Flexibility is required, as the role includes participation in weekend and evening on-call services to ensure the provision of comprehensive care across a 7-day service model.
Previous applicants need not apply. We have one full time role in our Senior Occupational Therapy Rotations. We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic candidates to come and join our teams to complete varied rotational opportunities in Band 6 roles.
We currently offer a wide range of rotations across Paediatrics, A&E, frailty at the front door, acute assessment areas, medical inpatient wards, elective and emergency surgical inpatient wards, orthopaedics (Trauma & Elective), Neurology (Acute, Specialist Rehab Centre and Early Supported Discharge Team), elderly medicine inpatients and general rehabilitation.
These rotational positions are aiming to provide opportunities to develop skills across a range of clinical settings. We offer 6 monthly rotations through the teams with opportunities to extend skills in the clinical specialities and develop leadership skills.
There are opportunities to engage in training and development, innovative practice and service development. We are also looking to work with partnership organisations to offer opportunities to work in community settings.
You will have professional support for your CPD from Therapy Team and Clinical Leaders and support from Senior Occupational Therapists from other specialities as required.
We are looking for an enthusiastic occupational therapist who can
- Assesses and treats own caseload of patients / clients in a speciality and maintains associated records.- To have a responsibility for Training & Development of occupational therapy staff, students and other staff groups in this speciality. Supervise less experienced occupational therapists, assistants and students.- Participates as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area- Has a responsibility re-own CPD and other developmental activities.- Involvement in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity.- Participates in weekend, evening and Bank Holiday on-call for acute respiratory patients.- Participates in providing 7-day services and extended working day, as required by the service. (Some of our services work on extended hours rotas working between 8 am and 8pm.)
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