Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6

NHS Jobs; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS England – Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6. The role involves carrying out comprehensive assessments and developing treatment plans for patients, including those with complex presentations.

You will support junior therapists and students, participate in clinical audits, and mentor staff while maintaining high standards of record-keeping. The post requires active engagement in professional development, service improvement, and effective multidisciplinary communication to progress

Qualifications

• Carry out comprehensive assessments and treatment plans for patients, including complex cases.
• Support junior therapists, apprentices, assistants and students with their caseloads.
• Participate in clinical audit and evaluate clinical effectiveness.
• Mentor/preceptor for junior staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Engage in training to maintain competencies and attend relevant professional development.
• Lead service improvement initiatives and make recommendations for practice changes.
• Maintain accurate records in line with Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Trust and service standards.
• Communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patient’s care to ensure multidisciplinary teamwork.

Skills

Assessments

Treatment planning

Mentoring juniors

Clinical audits

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 6

Please refer to the attached JDPS for a full list of duties and responsibilities associated with this role. Clinical or technical To be able to carry out comprehensive assessments and treatment plans for patients including those with complex presentations/ multipathologies. To support junior therapists, apprenctices, assistants and students with their caseload as required. To keep up to date with developments, analysing current research and discussing and implementing changes to your clinical practice. To attend relevant training in order to maintain competencies Leadership or managerial To be responsible for and actively record your own personal development. To participate in the appraisal as appraisee and appraiser. To supervise junior therapists, students and assistants To be a mentor/preceptor for junior staff Information and reporting To participate in clinical audit and the evaluation of clinical effectiveness To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects. Service improvement To make recommendations when appropriate to changes in practice leading to improvement in the service. Communications and Engagement To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure efficient multidisciplinary working To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patient in order to progress treatment programmes. To maintain accurate records in line with professional body (Royal College of Occupational Therapy), Trust and service standards and policies. General responsibilities To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties as qualified and able.