Critical Care Pathway Clinical Specialist OT

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Yeovil Marsh; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust's Yeovil District Hospital is seeking an experienced Band 7 Critical Care Pathway Occupational Therapist to join the Critical Care team. You will assess and rehabilitate ICU patients and support their return to living.

This role blends clinical practice with service development and education within a multidisciplinary setting. You will lead on ICU follow-up pathways, supervise junior staff, and contribute to audits and quality improvement while working in a

Qualifikationen

• Advanced clinical reasoning applied to ICU patients.
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in leading and supervising junior staff.
• Involvement in audits, quality improvement and education.

Aufgaben

• Deliver OT assessment and rehabilitation to ICU patients.
• Manage a complex caseload and ICU follow-up pathways.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to improve functional outcomes.
• Contribute to service development and education.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision of junior staff.

Kenntnisse

Advanced clinical reasoning

Strong communication skills

Autonomous working

ICU/critical care OT experience

Leadership & supervision

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Critical Care Pathway Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Critical Care team at Yeovil District Hospital. Are you passionate about supporting a patient through a life changing situation? Using your Core Occupational Practice to support a patient through their Critical care journey to getting back to living their life? To support our patients from Acute service to community? Then we want to hear from you!

In this specialist role, you will deliver highly skilled Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation to patients within the Intensive Care Unit with the aims to support into the community. You will manage a complex caseload, contribute to ICU follow up pathways, and work closely with the multidisciplinary team to improve functional outcomes and support patient recovery. The post includes service development responsibilities, clinical leadership, supervision of junior staff, and active involvement in audits, quality improvement, and education.

This role requires advanced clinical reasoning, strong communication skills, and the ability to work autonomously within a fast paced environment. Weekend working is essential.