Occupational Therapist

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Tipner; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to assess, plan and implement therapy for a designated caseload, adapting interventions to meet client needs across settings, including home, hospital, schools and work environments.

You will work to involve patients and carers in treatment planning and goals, and maintain up-to-date records in line with professional and Trust standards. The role contributes to high-quality, compassionate care across our Trust.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and implement Occupational Therapy to a designated caseload and adapt interventions to meet client needs.
• To ensure patients and carers are an integral part of their treatment planning and goal setting.
• To be responsible for assessment, prescription and fitting of equipment, whilst demonstrating an awareness of local cost implications.
• To ensure that up to date written and electronic records, reports and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards.
• To provide intervention in a variety of environments, e.g. clients home, hospital/healthcare settings, schools, work environment to meet client needs.

Job description

• Assess, plan and implement Occupational Therapy to a designated caseload and adapt intervention to meet client needs e.g. therapeutic handling, participation in treatment activity, dealing with distressing/sensitive issues.

• To ensure patients and carers are an integral part of their treatment planning and goal setting.

• To be responsible for assessment, prescription and fitting of equipment, whilst demonstrating an awareness of local cost implications.

• To ensure that up to date written and electronic records, reports and activity data are maintained in accordance with professional and Trust standards.

• To provide intervention in a variety of environments, e.g. clients home, hospital/healthcare settings, schools, work environment to meet client needs.

  Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.