Band 6 Occupational Therapist inSutton Coldfield inSutton Coldfield PUBLISHED
THU 24 OCT 2024
The position promises a supportive environment emphasizing professional development through tailored personal development plans, opportunities for leadership experience, and the chance to contribute to service development. Applicants should be prepared to take on clinical duties autonomously, oversee junior staff and therapy assistants, and engage in weekend work as needed. The Trust offers extensive well-being support and is committed to the ongoing career progression of its staff members.
Are you a B5 looking for progression or a B6 looking for a change in your career, then look no further. Here is your
opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and ever evolving therapy team at Good Hope Hospital; part of UHB. You will
be working as part of the therapy team and the wider Multidisciplinary Team supporting patients to return home as
soon as possible by providing timely and regular therapy interventions maximising their chances of staying at home.
You will be an excellent team worker with knowledge across a range of occupational therapy treatments.
In return we offer you the opportunity to developing your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills, supporting
your career development with an individual personal development plan; closely linked to our maximising potential
framework. Alternatively, this experience could be invaluable for your career progression to Band 7 roles.
We provide a range of well-being support both as a Trust and as a Therapy Department. You will be working within a
friendly supportive environment where we are committed to continued professional and career development of all
staff.
To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of wards within the hospital
setting. Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases across Health Care for Older People and Acute
Medical wards, applying Occupational Therapy knowledge and the OT process. There will be a strong focus on
facilitating discharges home, or to other care pathways and supporting patients into the outpatient community
setting.
You should possess excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills; and have experience in working
in a multidisciplinary team. Undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain
associated records. Furthermore, assisting with supervision, education, well-being and co-ordination of generic
Therapy Assistants and Junior therapists.
You should be willing to participate in seven day working.
In return you will gain excellent clinical and leadership experience. You will also develop organisational skills and
service development experience.
For further information regarding this post please, contact Lorraine Garratty Therapy Lead for Health Care for
Older/Medicals at Good Hope and Heartlands Hospitals on
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