Specialist Occupational Therapist - Acute Inpatient inNewport inNewport PUBLISHED 9 OCT 2024

Band 6: £35,392 to £42,618 a year Annex 21 - Band 5 to 6 development post  SECONDMENT  GOOD SALARY 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist looking to progress to the next step to become a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within Acute setting.

There is a good training opportunity within the team and ability to experience a wide range of different acute specialities during this time -- emergency care, medicine of the elderly, respiratory, orthopaedic, and surgical.

A Band 5 to 6 development post will also be considered for the right applicant. We will provide the individual with a 6-month training programme, provided by experienced therapists with the focus on developing clinical and leadership skills for the successful candidate to make the transition from a Band 5 to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist.

You will work through a set of specific competencies that will be required to be signed off prior to obtaining the band 6 post.

The expectation will be to progress to a Band 6 within 7 months depending on current experience.

This is a fixed term/secondment post that will end on 31st May 2025.

We are looking for an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist with an interest in specialising within acute. It is essential they have good clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. The post-holder must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, have good organisational, time management skills, problem solving skills and an enthusiasm for service development.

The Band 6 OT will manage a clinical caseload and will undertake a lead role in assessing, treating and discharge planning. The post holder will work closely with the MDT

Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7-day working service and have a driving licence.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact:

Kellie Carmichael, Acute OT Team Lead

Telephone: ,

About us

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist looking to progress to the next step to become a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within Acute setting.

There is a good training opportunity within the team and ability to experience a wide range of different acute specialities during this time -- emergency care, medicine of the elderly, respiratory, orthopaedic, and surgical.

A Band 5 to 6 development post will also be considered for the right applicant. We will provide the individual with a 6-month training programme, provided by experienced therapists with the focus on developing clinical and leadership skills for the successful candidate to make the transition from a Band 5 to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist.

You will work through a set of specific competencies that will be required to be signed off prior to obtaining the band 6 post.

The expectation will be to progress to a Band 6 within 7 months depending on current experience.

This is a fixed term/secondment post that will end on 31st May 2025.

We are looking for an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist with an interest in specialising within acute. It is essential they have good clinical skills, good communication and interpersonal skills. The post-holder must be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, have good organisational, time management skills, problem solving skills and an enthusiasm for service development.

The Band 6 OT will manage a clinical caseload and will undertake a lead role in assessing, treating and discharge planning. The post holder will work closely with the MDT

Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7-day working service and have a driving licence.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact:

Kellie Carmichael, Acute OT Team Lead

Telephone: ,

About us

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.



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