Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Transformationunitgm; Winchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist at the new Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester. This role involves working with a multi-disciplinary team to enhance patient care, supervising junior staff, and contributing to service development in a supportive environment. With a focus on professional development and patient-centered care, this position is ideal for those looking to make a significant impact in orthopaedic therapy.

Qualifications

• Evidence of experience within an inpatient setting.
• Demonstrate effective management of own workload and autonomous practice.
• Supervising and supporting more junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Work in the Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre, supporting patient assessments.
• Lead pre-operative therapy assessment processes.
• Participate in service development and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Effective written communication skills

Full UK manual driving licence

Access to own vehicle with business insurance

Education

Occupational Therapy Qualification

HCPC Registration

RCOT Membership

Job description

Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hampshire County Hospital Town Winchester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/06/2025 08:00

Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Band 6

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust’s ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.

Why Join Us?

· Brand-new purpose-built facility dedicated to elective orthopaedic surgery.

· A chance to shape and develop the service in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment

· Work alongside top orthopaedic consultants and a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team

· On going professional development opportunities and leadership opportunities

· A supportive, collaborative team committed to delivering outstanding patient care.

If this is something that excites and drives you, then come and be part of the therapy team.

Main duties of the job

• To work in the brand new, state-of-the-art Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre (HOC) based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, working with orthopaedic surgeons from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and other members of the MDT
• To support the team with supervising junior staff members, therapy support workers and students
• Support clinics such as patient education and elective arthroplasty follow up clinics
• Lead and oversee the pre-operative therapy assessment process, ensuring that patients home environments are fully prepared for elective hip and knee surgery. Work alongside and supervise a team of therapy technicians to facilitate timely and effective assessments.
• To take part and lead in the robust in service training programme to the team and wider MDT
• When required, support the orthopaedic therapy team cross site
• To take an active role in service development, quality improvement and other projects within the department and Trust
• Deputise for the team lead when they are absent
• Take part in the weekend rota
• Work autonomously, utilising your analytical and clinical reasoning skills to optimise patient recovery, and discharge planning. Provide guidance on returning to daily activities, including self-care, mobility within th e home, work and leisure.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre (HOC), the Trust and the role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We welcome informal visits where you can meet the team and see our working area.

Please talk to us regarding flexible working. All requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy Qualification
• HCPC Registration
• RCOT Membership

Experience

• Evidence of experience within an inpatient setting
• Evidence of undertaking safe practice
• Demonstrate effective management of own workload and autonomous practice
• Supervising and supporting more junior staff

Skills

• Effective written communicaiton skills
• Full UK manual driving licence
• Access to own vehicle with business insurance

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Jahna Drunis Job title Band 7 Physiotherapist/ team lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01962 825670 Additional information

Megan Atkinson

Clinical Matron for orthopaedic therapies

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