Acute Services Occupational Therapist

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; In loco; GBP 28.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible hours

NHS Pension

On-site nursery

Park & Ride

Staff discounts

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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Band 5 rotation within the OT service. You will work across inpatient and outpatient areas, delivering high quality patient care and developing skills through rotation.

The role offers supervision, annual appraisal, and access to in-service training and CPD, with support to progress to more senior roles.

Competenze

• HCPC-registered occupational therapist.
• Band 5 rotation experience or willingness to rotate.
• Commitment to patient-centered care.

Mansioni

• Assess and treat your own designated caseload as part of a rotation.
• Provide informal supervision to junior staff as appropriate.
• Contribute to safe discharge planning and patient education.

Conoscenze

Autonomous practice

Clinical reasoning

Teamwork

Communication skills

Formazione

OT degree

Strumenti

EPR systems

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about providing high quality patient care? Are you newly qualified or looking to extend your experience? If the answer is yes, then you are the person we are looking for to come & join the over 70 members of staff currently working within the Occupational Therapy Service at NNUH who share your passion.

Due to career progression, we are looking for enthusiastic & motivated Occupational Therapists to join our established Band 5 Rotation scheme and help us ensure that we meet the Trust’s vision to provide the best care for every patient.

We are able to offer a broad range of experience across many clinical areas including :

• Neurosciences
• Respiratory
• Cardiology
• Trauma & Orthopaedics
• AMU/ Short Stay Medicine
• Hand Therapy
• Oncology
• Rheumatology
• Paediatrics
• Home First
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Older Persons Medicine (OPM)

We will support you to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to peer support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development. If you are newly qualified our OT preceptorship team will work with you as an individual across rotations to help you to consolidate your career progression.

If you are enthusiastic, forward thinking and wish to deliver high quality patient care, then we would love to welcome you into our team.

As Post Holder, You Will

• Be responsible for assessing and treating your own designated caseload of patients and maintaining their records as an autonomous practitioner
• Carry out day to day informal supervision of unqualified staff
• Assess risks relating to the discharge process to ensure a safe and timely discharge of patients to the most appropriate setting
• Provide advice and information to patients/ carers including instruction and training regarding use of equipment issued

You Will Have

• Exposure to and the opportunity to learn to manage a diverse caseload across various specialisms, with support and training to develop and prepare for moving into more specialist senior roles
• Access to regular and culturally embedded supervision with more experienced members of the therapy team, as well as very close working and learning links with the MDT and other professionals within and without the Trust.

The opportunity to work across both inpatient and outpatient areas and outreaching into the community as part of a wide and varied rotation.

Interview date: to be confirmed

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics