Rotational Occupational Therapist – Acute & Rehab

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist (Rotational) to support our Acute Trust rotations at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post offers exposure to Stroke rehab, Acute Assessment, General Surgery, Amputees, Orthopaedics, General Medicine and Elderly care.

Rotations are 4.5 months to develop skills across clinical areas, with strong professional leadership, team support and opportunities to contribute to service and clinical development; applications

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Knowledge of DOH and CCG legislation.
• Understanding of Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics.
• CPD through research, audits and training.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat own caseload as autonomous practitioner with senior support.
• Communicate with medical staff, social workers and carers about patient care.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of occupational performance for patients.
• Assess and treat diverse presentations with supervision where needed.
• Carry out home visits to assess functioning in the patient’s environment.

Skills

Communication

Clinical reasoning

Teamwork

Empathy

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist (Rotational) to support our Acute Trust rotations at Lister Hospital in Stevenage. The post offers exposure to Stroke rehab, Acute Assessment, General Surgery, Amputees, Orthopaedics, General Medicine and Elderly care.

Rotations are 4.5 months to develop skills across clinical areas, with strong professional leadership, team support and opportunities to contribute to service and clinical development; applications