Occupational Therapist - Rotation

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their team in Eastbourne. This role offers experience across various settings and aims to provide personalized care to patients. Qualified practitioners will benefit from a supportive learning environment and career progression opportunities within the trust. Join now to contribute towards innovative care models and support patient outcomes.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

On-site staff accommodation

Free psychological support

Regular supervision and appraisals

Qualifications

• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Motivated and innovative practitioners needed.
• Experience in rehabilitation settings is valued.

Responsibilities

• Providing rehabilitation and care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Working through various areas of occupational therapy to gain experience.
• Developing clinical skills and engaging in supervision and peer forums.

Skills

Communication

Innovative thinking

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

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We are committed to improving outcomes for patients, and driven by a quality improvement approach we’re rethinking what’s possible for patient care through a bold and forward-looking plan. We are investing in our Acute Therapy, Urgent Community Response, and Virtual Ward services.

As part of our "Art of the Possible" vision, we’re delivering rehabilitation and care that is:

• Closer to home
• Faster to access
• Seamlessly coordinated
• Built around our patients
  
  

Our Home First and Virtual Ward models are at the heart of this transformation—enabling people to recover in their own homes with hospital-level support, surrounded by comfort, dignity, and expert care.

This Means

• Faster recovery and fewer hospital admissions
• Truly personalised care, wherever it’s needed
• Greater independence and better outcomes for our communities
  
  

Your Next Opportunity Starts Here

We’re recruiting now for talented individuals to join our expanding teams in both acute and community settings.

We’re Looking For

• Occupational Therapists
• Physiotherapists
• Speech and Language Therapists
• Dietitians
• Registered Nurses
• Support Workers across Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Dietetics & Nursing
  
  

Multiple roles available across Agenda for Change bandings, with flexible options to suit your lifestyle and ambitions.

The band 5 rotation offers the post holder a fantastic opportunity to gain experience within a number of areas and throughout the patient journey, helping you develop as a confident and competent qualified practitioner. Each rotation area lasts 6 months and you will gain experience working with a multitude of conditions and opportunity to consolidate theory into practice whilst working through the OT Process.

We seek motivated and innovative practitioners, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure. In return we will help you to achieve your potential by providing supportive learning environments with a well -established training and development programme. We have a comprehensive preceptorship programme and an Occupational Therapy Development Lead to provide you with support with the transition from student to qualified practitioner. We offer regular supervision, appraisals and peer forums.

You will be fully supported to develop your occupational therapy and inter-professional clinical skills, and areas of special clinical interest. These posts are an excellent opportunity to develop clinically and as you progress, supervision, service development and leadership skills to effectively transition to a Band 6 OT role within ESHT.

We are committed to fostering a culture of equality, diversity, and belonging. We actively welcome and encourage applications from individuals belonging to marginalised communities.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop, and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Pope Job title: Professional Lead OT and ESHT ICES Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07879474650

Available on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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