Occupational Therapist inPalterton inPalterton PUBLISHED 20 AUG 2024

We are recruiting for an Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient Medical Team here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and successful team; and together we will be proud to deliver the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience.

With support, you will hold a varied caseload, providing assessment and treatments to promote the recovery of our patients in preparation for leaving the acute setting. Involvement of patients and their families/carers in this decision-making process is paramount. As an OT team, we have been exploring changes in working practices to meet the challenges in meeting discharges from the acute setting, including promoting acute rehabilitation and early intervention.

Your happiness at work is incredibly important to us, and hence, we are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Our proud to CARE values and Leading the Chesterfield Way behaviours are firmly embedded across the Trust.

You will be working with an established and supportive team of qualified Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy support staff.

With support, you will hold a varied caseload, with the opportunity to work across the medical ward specialities and develop specialist skills and knowledge in these areas.

As a team we are committed to support each other and maintain high standards of care within our clinical practice.

There is a commitment to support some extended services so flexibility to work weekends or bank holidays on a rota system may be required.


Working for our organisation


As a trust we offer

• onsite parking,
• wellbeing hub
• counselling,
• onsite exercise classes,
• the royal mile (one mile circuit around the hospital grounds),
• a number of refreshment outlets,
• onsite post office
• cash machines,
• fruit and vegetable stall that visits throughout the week
• outdoor seating areas to facilitate staff breaks.
  
  

As a Department We Offer

• apprenticeship schemes,
• departmental emotional support,
• regular catch ups with head of department
• regular supervision
• yearly appraisal
• weekly whole team meetings
• in-service training programmes
• formal and informal support
• wellbeing champion
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Sheldon Job title: Head of Occupational Therapy Email address: Telephone number:

For further information, an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit, please contact Rebecca Sheldon Head of Occupational Therapy (or Joanne Hartley Lead Senior Occupational Therapist for Medicine (