Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Care & Leadership

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford is recruiting Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Therapy Services at the William Harvey Hospital. You will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across Emergency Department, Frailty, Stroke, Medical, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Surgical and Critical Care services.

You will work in a highly skilled MDT, contribute to safe patient flow, discharge planning, and clinical decision-making, with opportunities for leadership and

Responsibilities

• Manage daily clinical caseload of patients, assess, formulate and deliver specialised therapy to MDT.
• Deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team
• Involve in training with the Department for new graduates, student therapists and apprentices

Skills

Band 6

Acute care

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

Job description

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Ashford is recruiting Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Therapy Services at the William Harvey Hospital. You will deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across Emergency Department, Frailty, Stroke, Medical, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Surgical and Critical Care services.

You will work in a highly skilled MDT, contribute to safe patient flow, discharge planning, and clinical decision-making, with opportunities for leadership and