Band 6 Occupational Therapist

NHS; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Hinckley seeks an Occupational Therapist to provide assessment and rehabilitation services primarily for older adults. The role involves managing a caseload, supervising junior staff, and working collaboratively across community hospitals. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication and teamwork skills, with previous experience being desirable but not essential. Opportunities for professional development and support are provided.

Benefits

Support and CPD opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in an inpatient setting as a band 5 or band 6 Occupational Therapist is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to assess and treat patients effectively.
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessments and rehabilitation services.
• Manage own caseload, ensuring safe and effective discharges.
• Supervise and support therapy support workers and apprentices.

Skills

Functional assessments of the older adult

Communication

Team work

Flexibility

Job description

Are you ready to develop and consolidate your OT skills within a supportive team?

We're looking for an Occupational Therapist who's eager to expand their knowledge and skills at Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital.

What's the Deal?

Support galore: We have supervision and CPD opportunities that we encourage you dive into. You'll also be working closely with experienced OTs and Physiotherapists.

Skills I need? Functional assessments of the older adult. Communication, team work and a can-do approach. This post is across two hospital sites so the ability to be flexible is essential.

What will you develop? Your prioritisation and time management skills. You will also develop strong leadership skills supervising junior staff.

Patient group: Predominately older adults in a physical sub-acute /rehab setting. Wide variety of clinical conditions seen including amputees, fractures, frailty.

Explore and Grow: You will have support and collaboration from our other OTs on Rutland and Melton wards as well as across our other community hospitals. There is also the opportunity to initiate & support service development as we love fresh ideas!

Be part of something bigger: You'll be a key player in our services, working alongside amazing teams & health and social care professionals.

Tech Savvy: You'll need to get comfortable with electronic patient records but don't worry, we'll give you all the training & support you need.

Main duties of the job

Your Mission: You'll be providing an occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation service to the patients on Melton and Rutland wards.

Your Superpowers: You'll be an autonomous practitioner, managing your own caseload, assessing and treating patients, ensuring safe and effective discharges and adhering to professional standards and best practices.

Team working: You'll be building and nurturing strong relationships with your nursing, ACP, and AHP colleagues on the ward as well as your community colleagues in Adult Social Care and Community Therapy.

Guiding the Next Generation: You'll be supervising and supporting our therapy support workers and apprentices to build their skills by sharing your knowledge and experience.

Experience: Previous work within an inpatient setting as a band 5 or band 6 Occupational Therapist is desirable for this role but not essential.

If you feel you have transferrable skills to support the assessment and rehabilitation of our patient group and to support a safe and effective discharge then have a chat with us about the post!

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.About UsLeicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital

Clinical & Operational Therapy Service Manager

Hinckley and Bosworth Community Hospital