Specialist Spinal Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist inSheffield inSheffield PUBLISHED THU 10 OCT 2024

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join STEPS as part of the Specialist Spinal Rehabilitation team.

STEPS has recently been awarded spinal injuries team of the year at the SIA awards 2024 and provide specialist rehabilitation for individuals from all over the UK and abroad who have sustained spinal injuries. Clients are admitted at different stages in their recovery, from major trauma centres, spinal injury units or other providers.

While you are supporting our clients through their journey, STEPS will support you with a fantastic benefits package:

Discounted travel pass scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Enhanced holiday entitlement of 33 days holiday (pro rata)

Life assurance scheme (four times your annual salary)

Private medical cover

Critical Illness Cover (three times your annual salary)

Income protection scheme (75% in the case of illness or incapacity for up to five years)

Paid time to complete mandatory training

Free specialist internal training

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Blue light card

Vivup benefits platform

Access to support 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme

1% employee pension contribution with 7% employer contribution

Benefit from supernumerary shifts as part of onboarding before commencing with your usual shift pattern

In this role you will have access to, and training with the latest rehabilitation technologies to enable an innovative and creative approach to rehabilitation.

The role of the Specialist Spinal Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist (OT) is to provide high quality holistic therapy to our clients throughout their journey alongside the inter-disciplinary team.

About us

To deliver specialist OT assessment and intervention to clients within specialist clinical area

To assess and provide OT assessment and intervention, addressing occupational performance in the areas of self-care, leisure and productivity

To undertake the client key worker role within STEPS Rehabilitation

To involve clients and carers in the development and delivery of goals within the rehabilitation plan

To assess, implement and monitor individual client rehabilitation plans

Carry out community visits to support a clients goals and transition from STEPS, for example accessible leisure activities

Identify a range of specialist equipment to optimise functional independence, quality of life and manage risk

To complete required documentation including clinical notes and comprehensive reports within a timely manner

To ensure accurate recording and monitoring of relevant outcome measures

To apply manual handling principles as outlined by legislation and department procedures

To adhere to and carry out individual client risk assessments

In conjunction with the wider interdisciplinary team, to ensure personal care and nutritional needs of clients are met

To be flexible and able to offer support to other clinical areas as required

To have an awareness and knowledge of current evidence-based OT practice and research in spinal injuries and complex trauma

To initiate and lead on service development projects in conjunction with the wider interdisciplinary team e.g, education, training, audits with support from Lead OT/ Head of Therapies

To identify service equipment needs and resources to the Lead OT/ Head of Therapy

To be compliant with the clinical governance requirements operating within STEPS procedures

To act upon and escalate issues as required following STEPS guidance and operating procedures

To adhere to the Royal College of OT code of ethics and professional conduct

This Job description is an outline which reflects the present requirements of the post and is not intended to be exhaustive list of duties.