Senior Occupational Therapist

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their Therapies Directorate. This role involves providing care in complex medical situations, including oncology and renal conditions. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing frail elderly patients and engaging in complex discharge planning. Flexible working options are available to support a good work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic about joining the Therapies Directorate.
• Experience in complex discharge planning and patient management.

Responsibilities

• Provide palliative care for oncology and renal conditions.
• Manage frail elderly patients, including those with dementia.
• Participate in emergency portals for rapid decision-making.

Job description

Overview

Palliative Care - oncology/renal conditions, fast track D/C planning & complex manual handling assessments & equipment provision. Long term life limiting conditions and challenging conversations. Frail Elderly - frailty management, patients with dementia, falls management, complex discharge planning. Emergency Portals - rapid decision making in relation to d/c planning and equipment provision & admission avoidance. Working across A+E and same day discharge wards. Medicine - wide range of medical conditions including Non-Invasive Ventilation, MND, Cardiology & post Critical Care Step down, complex d/c planning, specific knowledge in seating wheelchairs. Orthopaedics - At County we also offer input to elective orthopaedics supporting complex discharges.

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Organisation context

We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Therapies Directorate at the University Hospitals of North Midlands. The post offers the opportunity to work in an exciting University Hospital based at County Hospital.

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke is a large acute teaching hospital, with a turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.

Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application