Experienced Occupational Therapist (Elderly Care) - Fixed Term

Royal Berkshire; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Experienced Occupational Therapist (Elderly Care) on a fixed-term basis until December 2027. The post covers six inpatient elderly care wards and participates in MDT clinics, with leadership responsibilities and opportunities for professional development.

The role involves autonomous patient caseload management, collaboration with the therapy team, and contributing to planning and policy development within the department.

Qualifications

• Post graduate CPD and teaching activity demonstrating specialist expertise.
• Understanding of a broad range of Elderly Care conditions.
• Post‑graduate training in management of conditions.
• Experience of supervising staff and students; training/presentation skills.
• HCPC registered and degree in Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist occupational therapy to patients in designated Elderly Care wards.
• Participate in operational management and clinical leadership with the Band 7 Advanced specialist.
• Manage own caseload of patients with complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
• Ensure a high quality, effective and efficient service in the designated area.
• Contribute to planning and policy development within the Therapy Department.

Skills

Postgraduate specialist experience

Elderly Care conditions

Teaching and presenting

Supervising staff

Research or audit experience

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registered

Job description

Experienced Occupational Therapist (Elderly Care) - Fixed Term

Band 6 Experienced Occupational Therapist (Elderly Care)

**PLEASE NOTE: This is a fixed-term or secondment opportunity until December 2027 (to cover Maternity Leave).**

This static post provides an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking and highly valued therapy team within Elderly Care.

The role involves providing specialist therapy for older people and involvement in service development projects to provide continuous improvement within the area.

The post will be operating across the six inpatient elderly care wards including the Hip Fracture Unit; working with individuals with a variety of complex needs. Additionally, there are clinical responsibilities for the weekly Movement Disorders and Falls MDT Clinics.

The role also requires a willingness to develop leadership skills, an excellent opportunity for a Band 5 or 6 looking to further their career.

Main duties of the job

• To be an occupational therapist specialist working for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
• To participate in the operational management and clinical leadership of occupational therapy in conjunction with the Band 7 Advanced specialist.
• To use specialist occupational therapy knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the occupational therapy team and to manage own caseload of patients with complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
• To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service in designated area.
• To be a member of the Therapy Department contributing to planning and policy development in these departments.
• To deputise for the Band 7 Advanced specialist as required.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.

The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

We attract Occupational Therapists from all over the country and internationally. If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.

Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do!https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Skills & Experience

• Post graduate specialist experience as demonstrated by ongoing CPD , evidence-based project work, post graduate teaching
• Understanding of a broad range of Elderly Care conditions
• Post‑graduate training in the management of conditions
• Experience of teaching and presenting to other staff
• Experience of supervising and developing other staff and students
• Specialist knowledge in related area
• Research or audit experience
• Training and Presentation skills

Other

• Car driver with UK driving licence, able to drive pool car for access visits

Education & Qualifications

• Degree or other recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registered

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.

Team Lead Occupational Therapist in Elderly Care