Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join their therapy team. The role involves providing therapeutic assessments and treatments to patients across various wards, focusing on effective discharge practices. Ideal candidates will have experience in multidisciplinary team settings and possess strong communication skills. The position also supports career development through a personal development plan in a compassionate work environment.

Benefits

Career development plans

Well-being support

Friendly work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication, prioritization, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic assessment, management, and treatment of patients.
• Facilitate patient discharges home or to other care pathways.
• Undertake clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Job description

Are you a B5 looking for progression or a B6 looking for a change in your careers, then look no further. Here is your opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and ever evolving therapy team at Heartlands Hospital; part of UHB.

You will be working as part of the therapy team and the wider Multidisciplinary Team supporting patients to return home as soon as possible by providing timely and regular therapy interventions maximising their chances of staying at home. You will be an excellent team worker with knowledge across a range of occupational therapy treatments.

In return we offer you the opportunity to develop your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills, supporting your career development with an individual personal development plan; closely linked to our maximising potential framework.

We provide a range of well-being support both as a Trust and as a Therapy Department. You will be working within a friendly supportive environment where we are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.

Main duties of the job

To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of wards within the hospital setting. Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases across the Acute hospital wards, applying Occupational Therapy knowledge and the OT process.

There will be a strong focus on facilitating discharges home, or to other care pathways and supporting patients into the outpatient community setting. You should possess excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills; and have experience in working in a multidisciplinary team.

Undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records. Furthermore, assisting with supervision, education and co-ordination of generic Therapy Assistants and Junior therapists.

You should be willing to participate in our seven day working rota. In return you will gain excellent clinical and leadership experience. You will also develop organisational skills and service development experience.

Equality and Diversity

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.