Bank Occupational Therapist - Band 6

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; South Kesteven; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible bank shifts

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our bank workforce. You will work across medicine, orthopaedics, surgery, frailty, elderly care and front door services (8am to 8pm shifts) across Lincolnshire hospitals.

We value enthusiastic, motivated professionals with post-registration experience in acute settings, strong communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Must hold a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Post-registration experience in acute hospital settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work across a variety of clinical areas including medicine, orthopaedics, surgery, frailty and front door services.
• Provide high-quality occupational therapy within a multidisciplinary team and in flexible bank shifts.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work across a variety of clinical areas including medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Health Care of the Older People, Front Door services (Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Areas 8am to 8pm service hours) and Respiratory.

We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our growing bank workforce., We are seeking Occupational Therapist with a degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.

Have post registration experience within acute hospital settings.

Demonstrate excellent communication skills, clinical reasoning and organisational skills.

Can work independently as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Are adaptable and enjoy working across different clinical specialties.

Experience in medicine, orthopaedics, frailty, elderly care or front door services would be advantageous.

If you are a dynamic Occupational Therapist looking for flexible working opportunities and the chance to make a real different across hospitals, we would love to hear from you.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is in a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).