Occupational Therapist

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Gamston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Occupational Therapist to provide assessments and treatment programmes for frail and elderly patients. The role includes a wide rotation across Acute Hospitals, Community Therapy, D2A and county council work, ensuring seamless discharge planning.

You will work within the Lings Bar Hospital Therapy Team, supporting older adult rehabilitation with supervision and in-service training to develop your skills.

Qualifications

• OT assesses functional abilities (e.g., PADL/DADL, transfers, mobility).
• Uses compensatory and rehabilitative approaches to enable discharge home.

Responsibilities

• Provide OT assessments and treatment programmes to the frail and elderly.
• Rotations across Acute Hospitals, Community Therapy, D2A and County Council work.
• Support development with supervision and in-service training.

Skills

Ward-based OT

Functional assessments

Rehabilitation planning

Driving licence

Education

Qualified Occupational Therapist

Job description

Are you someone who likes variety and lots of opportunity for learning? If the answer is yes then we have the perfect job for you in Nottinghamshire

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

To provide Occupational Therapist assessments and treatment programmes to the frail and elderly population of Nottinghamshire.

Actively participate in a wide ranging rotation, covering Acute Hospitals, Community Therapy, D2A and County Council working.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to your development and growth within Occupational Therapy. You will be supported throughout this fixed term contract with a comprehensive support package including supervision, peer support groups, skills to build in service training and more.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The OT role in Community Therapy is to assess peoples' functional abilities (e.g. PADL, DADL, transfers /mobility) and look at both compensatory and rehabilitative approaches to a person's care to enable them to meet their goals. The work varies daily as therapy is provided in the hospital and allows the OT to really see how people are manging their activities of daily living and safely plan for discharge home

The Therapy Team at Lings Bar Hospital works across 3 x 24 bedded wards providing older adult rehabilitation and reablement care. There is a band 5 Physiotherapist, band 5 OT, Rehab Support Worker, Therapy Assistant and Activity Co-ordinator on each of the wards. A Band 6 OT and Physiotherapist provide senior support across the wards. The service is physical health for adults. We have a band 7 Therapy Team manager who manages Lings Bar Therapy Team