Band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative healthcare provider is seeking a passionate Band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated team in Harlow. This full-time role offers an exciting opportunity to work across various specialties, including acute medicine and critical care, while supporting patients with complex needs. You'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality therapy services, enhancing your clinical skills, and contributing to patient care excellence. If you're ready to make a difference in a dynamic environment and grow your career, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Provide high-standard assessment and treatment for diverse patient needs.
• Support clinical development of junior staff and lead service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
• Coordinate and evaluate Occupational Therapy services across wards.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Patient Assessment

Treatment Planning

Leadership Skills

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Band 6 Rotational Occupational Therapist

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An opportunity is available for an Occupational Therapist to join our innovative team at Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, based in Harlow, Essex to cover maternity leave. We provide ongoing care to a broad range of patients, ranging from those who are critically unwell, to those who need minimal rehabilitation or assessment and advice.

You will be responsible for providing a high standard of assessment, advice, treatment and evaluation of patients referred to the acute Inpatient Occupational Therapy Service, including patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.

In return, you will be supported in your efforts to build on your previous experience to further develop your clinical competencies and leadership skills.

Current Rotations Are 9 Months Within

• Acute Medicine
• Critical Care and Surgery
• Oncology and End of Life care
• Orthopaedics
• A&E, short stay wards and Frailty
• Community rotations with our partners EPUT and Essex County Council
  
  

Rotations and place of work may change according to the evolving nature of the integrated pathways across acute and community teams. A flexible and adaptable approach will be necessary to ensure delivery of an excellent OT service across all pathways.

This is a full time position. We will consider job shares and flexible working requests. Contract will be January - September 2025.

To have a major role in the advanced Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of patients within the speciality who may have acute, complex and/or chronic presentations, provide functional assessment and deliver individualised treatment plans aimed at reducing the impact of disability and ill health.

To undertake a leading role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to inpatients on many wards, by the medical/surgical team on a daily basis.

To deputise where necessary for team lead Occupational Therapist. Responsible for the clinical development of the service within the speciality, and provide day to day management of more junior staff, including Band 5 Occupational Therapists and assistants.

To work with community teams, for onward referral for patients being discharged home, to facilitate a safe and timely discharge.

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Katie Silk Job title: Head of Therapies Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01279827199

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