Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a neuro-rehabilitation rotation. The post holder will rotate between four specialist services, each rotation lasting 18 months, working with patients with stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, MS, MND, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease and other neuro conditions.

The role involves multi-professional neuro rehab teams, caseload management, comprehensive assessments, and

Qualifications

• Postgrad experience working with neurological impairment
• Understanding of the rehabilitation process
• Ability to work in inpatient and community settings
• Car and valid UK driving licence essential
• Work as part of a skilled multidisciplinary team
• Supervision from Band 7 OTs and support from senior therapy colleagues

Responsibilities

• Work as part of multi-professional neuro rehab teams, collaborating with acute rehabilitation units, community rehab teams, inpatient wards and rapid response services
• Manage caseload of clients within the community or ward setting and oversee caseload for rehabilitation assistants
• Undertake assessment and treatment of clients with complex or chronic presentations requiring specialist skills and multidisciplinary interventions
• Plan and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programmes for patients requiring intensive rehab in hospital, clinic or community settings
• Manage and organise the team's caseload when the team leader is absent, including MDT attendance and scheduling
• Carry out profession-specific and general multidisciplinary rehabilitation procedures requiring specialist skills
• Supervise junior staff, rehabilitation assistants and students on clinical placement
• Engage in CPD and contribute to team developments on a routine basis

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our neuro-rehabilitation rotation. The post holder will rotate between four specialist services: Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team, Early Supported Discharge Team, Vocational Rehabilitation Service, Snowdon Ward.Each rotation is 18 months and will work with people who have a variety of neuro conditions including Stroke, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, MS, MND, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's Disease.

• To work as part of multi-professional neuro rehab teams, in close collaboration with other relevant services/agencies e.g. acute rehabilitation units, community rehab teams, inpatient wards, rapid response etc.
• Manage caseload of clients within the community or ward setting and oversee caseload for rehabilitation assistants.
• Undertake assessment and treatment of clients within a community/ward setting, who have complex / and or chronic presentation requiring specialist skills and determine profession specific and multidisciplinary rehabilitation interventions.
• Plan and implement comprehensive programmes of intervention for clients who require intensive rehabilitation in the hospital, clinic or community setting.
• To manage and organise the team's caseload when the team leader is absent e.g. attending the MDT meeting, scheduling work for self and other team members, providing specialist advise to team members and external agencies
• Carry out profession specific and general multidisciplinary rehabilitation procedures, many of which will require specialist skills and knowledge
• Supervise junior members of staff, rehabilitation assistants and students on clinical placement.
• Participate in and maintain own clinical professional development (CPD) by keeping abreast of any new developments e.g. active involvement in professional special interest groups and taking responsibility to incorporate into practice.
• To actively contribute to team developments on a routine basis.

You should have postgrad experience working with those who have a neurological impairment, an understanding of the rehab process and be able to work in both inpatient and community settings. Use of a car and valid UK driving licence is essential. You will work as park of a skilled multidisciplinary team. There will be opportunity to collaborate with other organisations in the community, and you will be encouraged to participate and lead on service development projects. There will be supervision from Band 7 OTs as well as support from other senior therapy colleagues.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence