Occupational Therapist - Rotational

Frimley Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough. The role offers a varied rotation across Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Rehabilitation, A&E, Stroke, Hand Therapy and Community rehabilitation, with strong supervision and learning opportunities.

You will contribute to patient care, develop leadership and clinical skills, and work within a multidisciplinary team on a flexible rota.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in OT.
• HCPC registration.
• Documented evidence of CPD.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities are in clinical management of patients and relevant paperwork.
• Contribute to the continued development and maintenance of efficiency and safety in the Occupational Therapy (OT) Department.
• Be flexible at times of increased capacity to the service.

Skills

Organisational skills

Work independently

Written and verbal communication

Group work

workload management

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Degree or Diploma in OT

HCPC registration

CPD evidence

Job description

Job summary

Are you passionate about top class patient care with a belief that every day matters? Qualifying this year, just starting your career or looking for new learning opportunities? Ready for a new challenge? Thinking about return to practice? Driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy and therefore influence the narrative of OT for future generations? Committed to making a brighter future within the NHS?

Do you want to learn in a fast-paced hospital setting? Grow your leadership skills as well as your clinical skills? Work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience? Develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders?

We can offer:

• An acute and out patient rotation providing you with diverse experiences including Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Rehabilitation, A&E, Stroke, Hand Therapy, Community inpatient rehabilitation and Community based therapy (site dependent).
• Excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior colleagues.
• Peer support from a large group of colleagues on the rotation.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme.

Main duties of the job

• Responsibilities are in clinical management of patients and relevant paperwork.
• Contribute to the continued development and maintenance of efficiency and safety in the Occupational Therapy (OT) Department.
• Be flexible at times of increased capacity to the service.

Rotation may include:

• FPH - Surgery, Orthopaedic, Medical, Frailty, A&E, Acute & Hyperacute stroke, Community rehabilitation (in-patient), Community*
• WPH - Acute Medical, Older Persons Medicine, Stroke, Neuro, Orthopaedic, Surgery, ED, Palliative, Hand Therapy*
• *May be dependent on experience.

Hours of work:

Hours of work are determined by service need, which includes rostered 7 day working, and vary across rotations.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Details

Band: Band 5

Salary: £33,677 to £40,996 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 151-NM435

Location: Wexham Park Hospital, Wexham Street, Slough, SL2 4HL

Essential qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in OT
• HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of CPD.

Essential skills & knowledge

• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Group work skills
• Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities, relevant to acute physical hospital setting
• Be able to work under pressure

Desirable skills & knowledge

• Presentation skills
• Training and facilitation skills

Essential experience

• Experience of work as an OT or placement as an OT student within the acute hospital setting.
• Worked (could be as a student) in some of the following areas: Acute Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Care, A&E, Neurology, Hands, Community rehab.

Desirable experience

• Experience using of an electronic patient care system.
• Experience of research and audit.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact:

Sheryll Anton, Principal Occupational Therapist, [e-mail], 03006153144

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