Rotational Occupational Therapist: Acute & Community Rehab

Croydon Health Services; Croydon Shire; On-site; AUD 74,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a Band 6 rotation across Community Intermediate care beds and the Acute Therapy Team. You will manage a caseload for complex needs and contribute to service development within both hospital and community settings.

The role involves supervision of junior staff, participation in practice placements, and rotations across acute medicine, elderly care, surgery and orthopaedics, with supervision from a Band 7 OT.

Qualifications

• Caseload management for complex needs using evidence-based and client-centred principles.
• Leadership role with supervision, competencies and appraisal of junior staff.
• Contribution to planning, development and evaluation of Therapy services in a designated area.
• Supervision of Occupational Therapy students on practice placements.
• Participation in rotations as assigned by management.
• Acute hospital and community rotations in intermediate care bed base.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs using evidence-based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
• Provide leadership for junior staff through supervision, competencies and appraisal
• Participate in planning, development and evaluation of Therapy services within an area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects
• Contribute to maintenance and development of the therapy service
• Regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placements
• Participate in rotations as assigned by your manager
• Rotation involves acute hospital based and community rotations in the intermediate care bed base.

Skills

Caseload management

Leadership

Supervision

Evidence-based practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a Band 6 rotation across Community Intermediate care beds and the Acute Therapy Team. You will manage a caseload for complex needs and contribute to service development within both hospital and community settings.

The role involves supervision of junior staff, participation in practice placements, and rotations across acute medicine, elderly care, surgery and orthopaedics, with supervision from a Band 7 OT.