Specialist Occupational Therapist

WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Warrington; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider in Warrington is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their Acute Medical Therapy Team. The role involves supporting discharge planning and providing therapeutic interventions across various specialties. The successful candidate will be a confident team player, demonstrating excellent communication and organizational skills in a dynamic environment that emphasizes patient care and early mobilization.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 or existing Band 6 Occupational Therapist.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload effectively.
• Confidence in working with a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage discharge planning and functional assessments for acute medical patients.
• Support junior team members and engage in quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in service development and personal development.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 5 or existing Band 6 to join the Acute Medical Therapy Team at Warrington Hospital as a Specialist Occupational Therapist. The successful post holder will work across the acute medical inpatient bed base, working in a wide variety of specialities including Frailty, Cardiology, Specialist Dementia and General Medicine. The successful post holder will demonstrate specialist clinical skills and knowledge in occupational performance to support discharge planning, functional assessment and provide therapeutic interventions. The candidate will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and community partners to ensure safe, effective discharges and prevent hospital re-admissions and deconditioning. Our philosophy is a "Home First" approach, with an emphasis on supporting patient\'s personal choices, strengths, and inclusion in every stage of their care. We adopt an early mobilisation approach which aims to reduce acquired hospital deconditioning, enabling a person to maintain as much of their independence as possible.

We are looking for a talented individual who is committed to working as part of our Therapy Team delivering an excellent, caring service to patients across our inpatient bed base. Our ideal candidate must be confident, enjoy working as a part of a large multi-disciplinary team and be able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of this specialist role., The successful candidate must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. The main duties will include taking responsibility to manage a clinical caseload entailing the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of acute medical patients. It is essential that the candidate is motivated to promote positive relationships with the MDT and able to work closely with different professions to achieve a smooth discharge for patients under their care. The successful post holder will be expected to provide supervision and support to junior members of the therapies team and engage actively in quality improvement initiatives, service development and professional & personal development.

THE WORKING HOURS FOR THIS POST ARE 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK, WORKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY. This post may include cross site working at Halton Hospital. Both sites are accessible by public and private transport and there is a bus link for staff between sites.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing an enjoyable and thriving place to work and learn. The therapy community within the hospital is close knit and benefits from regular professional and personal development opportunities.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated \"good\" organisation with \"outstanding\" features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019. We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.