Senior Occupational Therapist (Rotational)

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Rotational Band 6 Occupational Therapist based at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford. The post offers rotations across Acute medical wards, HCOOP, Critical Care, A&E and Trauma/Orthopaedics, with scope to gain further specialty experience.

You will assess and treat patients on the acute wards, contribute to discharge planning and deputise for the Team Leader as required.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist (HCPC).
• Experience in acute medical settings is desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to assess, plan and evaluate patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload and perform assessments and formulations.
• Facilitate safe discharge planning from hospital to community.
• Deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues.
• Support training for new graduates, student therapists and support workers.
• Promote OT role within the MDT and uphold service values.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Discharge planning

MDT collaboration

Team mentorship

Education

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Rotational Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at East Kent Hospitals. This post will be based at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, and currently offers rotations within the Acute medical wards, HCOOP, Critical Care, A&E and Trauma/Orthopaedics, with further experience in additional speciality areas becoming available in the future.

Our Occupational Therapists work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to support patients on the acute wards, offering assessment and treatment alongside discharge planning.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate would be expected to:

• To manage a clinical caseload of patients, and be responsible for the assessment, formulation and evaluation of patient-centred care.
• To be able to facilitate safe discharge planning from hospital to the community.
• To deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team
• To be actively involved with training and development within the Department in support of new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices and support workers alongside other senior members of the team.
• Promote the role of OT and demonstrate the values to the members of the multi-disciplinary team.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.