Allied Health Professionals - Specialist Occupational Therapist

  • Department Therapy Inpatients OT
  • Salary £37,338.00 – £44,962 per annum
  • Closing Date 24/10/2024
  • Location Telford
  • Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
  • Job ref 223-SOT-391-C
  • Pension NHS Pension
  • Holidays Generous Holiday Allowance
  • NHS discount Eligible for NHS Discounts
  • Contract Fixed term for 10 months (contract to end on 31/08/25)
  • Hours Part time, 30 hours per week

Job overview

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for a band 6 role in an acute medicine area?

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to utilise and develop your clinical skills & leadership abilities? If so, our static, fixed term Band 6 Occupational Therapy position may be perfect for you.

All of our specialist Occupational Therapists receive supervision & mentorship from a member of our highly specialist team. They will offer direction in terms of clinical development and leadership development, whilst you continue to learn & utilise the holistic patient centred therapy skills core to the Occupational Therapy profession.

The successful applicant must have NHS experience.

We have 1 part-time fixed term of approximately 10 months until 31-8-2025 (0.8 WTE) position is available at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. The successful candidate will be expected to work 30 hours across a 7 day pattern.  This role would be delivered over 4 days of 7.5 hours per day.

Informal conversations about the opportunity are welcome.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Support workers and nursing staff to achieve patient's rehabilitation and discharge goals within the acute medical setting.

  • To assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as anautonomous practitioner in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations.
  • To have developed, through experience and postgraduate training, the specialist knowledgeand clinical skills required for the post.
  • The post holder will work in close co-operation with colleagues within all Care Groups to deliver a cohesive service that is user led ensuring a consistently high standard of patient care, optimal patient flow and safe timely discharge.
  • To work closely with team co-ordinators and senior therapists to ensure a robust structure oftraining, supervision and appraisal is delivered to all members within the team.
  • To work closely with team co-ordinators and senior therapists to ensure the delivery of anefficient operational service.
  • To act as a source of Specialist advice and support within the Therapy Centre and across the Trust and the wider health economy.
  • To have highly effective communication skills and demonstrate these on a continual basiswith patients, carers, colleagues and the wider Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT).
  • To undertake audit as a part of the role.

Working for your organisation

We offer a job plan for all staff including:

  • Protected time for Specialist Professional Activities (SPA’s)
  • Supervision on a 6-8 weekly basis
  • Excellent induction period across all clinical areas
  • Mentorship with new skills, post induction period
  • Training and development in team, across the peer group, across organisations and also external such as annual congress
  • Integrated working across Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy
  • Opportunities for roles such as staff side representative, health and safety link worker

You are supported by a stable team of experienced staff.

Shropshire is a fantastic area and a great place to enjoy many physical activities such as: biking, running, hiking, and even more for the more adventurous of you.

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The well-being of our staff is of the upmost importance to us.  If you are offered a role at our Trust, and fall into the increased and higher risk categories as set out by Public Health England (PHE) and NHSI/E, your line manager will complete an risk assessment with you.  This will be completed in conjunction with the latest guidance from Public Health England in relation to Covid-19.

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If successful, by completing the NHS Jobs application form you authorise the Trust to obtain any previous NHS service details including all electronically held sickness information, via the Inter Authority Transfer process on the national ESR.

If the role requires a qualification/professional registration, you will need to provide proof during the recruitment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider.

In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
 
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or keep them on file. If you are unable to apply online please contact the person named in the advertisement for the post you are interested in.
 
We are committed to offering an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.  In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
 
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.

Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

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