Bank Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Integrated Care System; Farnham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist for their inpatient rehabilitation unit at Farnham Hospital. This role involves collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to support patient recovery from stroke and other neurological conditions, while offering strong professional development opportunities in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to Wagestream

Flexible working hours

Free training and development

24/7 well-being service

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience in rehabilitation required.
• Valid driving licence necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain CPD and participate in training activities.
• Contribute to service development and audits.
• Ensure compliance with professional standards in practice.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Clinical supervision

Service development

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Are you a passionate and motivated Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist looking for your next opportunity? Join our dedicated team and make a real difference in the lives of patients recovering from stroke, managing long-term neurological conditions, and requiring elderly care rehabilitation.

Based on Runfold Ward at Farnham Hospital, Surrey, you'll be part of a 21-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit, which includes a minimum of 11 stroke beds and 10 additional beds for neurological and elderly care patients. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative multi-disciplinary team, including Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Adult Social Care, and Dietitians.

If you're looking for a rewarding role where you can develop your skills, contribute to patient recovery, and work within a truly integrated team, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Professional responsibilities

• You will be responsible for maintaining your own CPD, keeping up to date with new research and developments, especially in relation to evidence-based practice.
• To participate in the development and training of Occupational Therapy assistants.
• Participate in clinical supervision and annual staff appraisal scheme.
• Help within service development projects and audits.
• To ensure membership of appropriate professional bodies remains up to date - HCPC and to have knowledge of the standards required.
• Stay up-to-date with statutory and mandatory training relevant to the role.

General

• This is a varied role where a degree of flexibility is required to ensure we can provide an equitable service, working with colleagues and line manager to ensure that the activities of the post make a real difference to our patients.
• Depending upon experience, this post may require occasional weekend working.
• The post holder must hold a valid driving licence.
• We provide support through clinical supervision, in-service training, journal clubs and reviews, and preceptorship programmes.

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments, and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we may need to close it earlier than the date shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you, so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Bank Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you'll be part of our valued team at Farnham Hospital.

You will feel valued as a Bank Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Self-booking and access to all bank shifts! Staff are given access to all Bank shifts within their Business Unit and can self-book, providing they meet the shift requirements.
• Request a Duty Staff can make shifts or Day Off requests prior to the creation of a roster up to six weeks in advance. This helps promote a better work-life balance and allows for personal commitments to be met.
• HCRG Care Group is pleased to offer access to Wagestream - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
• Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards.
• Opportunities to work in different areas and various different services to gain new knowledge and experience.
• Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality.
• Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including; counsellors, post-trauma incident support, legal, debt, and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching, and monthly well-being newsletters.
• Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills and in-house opportunities, continuing your professional development.
• Innovative forward-thinking culture with the opportunity to put forward your ideas to contribute to the way we work. You will be encouraged to apply for national funding to drive your initiatives locally to benefit our patients and service users.
• Rewarding and supportive teams, with opportunities to recognize others by nominating for local and national awards annually and taking part in our new virtual 'Ask our Executives' event, where you can submit questions to the board and hear updates regularly on company strategy and objectives.
• The pride of working for an organization committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.