Senior Occupational Therapist for Orthopaedics

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist specializing in Orthopaedics to join the dynamic team at Whipps Cross Hospital. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload, lead junior staff, and ensure the delivery of quality therapy services while adhering to established protocols in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Experience at band 6 or 7 level in NHS or acute services.
• Broad clinical skills with recent acute orthopaedic experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of occupational therapists in orthopaedics.
• Conduct advanced assessments and treatment planning.
• Manage discharge planning and ensure high-quality therapy services.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Orthopaedic experience

Teamwork

Education

HCPC Registration

Job description

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Whipps Cross Hospital is a busy District General Hospital in East London and the Frailty Centre of Excellence. We are looking for an experienced band 6 OT or an established band 7 OT who has the skills and expertise to lead in Orthopaedics.

Recent development and delivery of the ERAS protocol post #NOF has been implemented on the orthopaedic wards, promoting the continued provision of high quality therapy service, ensuring evidence based practice with a reduced LOS.

The team is made up of an integrated team of OTs and PTs working in a friendly, dynamic and supportive environment. The successful candidate will have their own caseload, lead a team of band 6 and band 5 OTs with shared responsibility with the research B7 PT for the therapy support staff.

Applicants will need to hold a current HCPC registration, have broad clinical skills including recent acute orthopaedic experience and have worked in the NHS or acute health service at band 6 or 7 level.

The service operates a rostered weekend service to ensure a 7 day provision. The shift patterns are 8am – 4pm or 10am – 6pm with rostered weekend working with time off in lieu during the week.

To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management and discharge planning of patients admitted to the orthopaedic wards determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits, treatment programs and discharge planning.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helena Train Job title: Clinical lead Email address: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Health Care Provider

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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