Specialist Occupational Therapist Inpatient Stroke

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team on the stroke ward. You will support Clinical Leads and Team Leaders in delivering OT interventions and contribute to service development.

This permanent role requires NHS experience and participation in a 7-day service, including weekend working. You will manage a specialist caseload, work autonomously, educate staff, and help discharge planning for stroke and

Qualifications

• Must have experience in the NHS at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
• Act as a specialist clinician for OT with stroke and neuro patients.
• Develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes and provide specialist advice.

Responsibilities

• Act as a specialist clinician for OT service with stroke and neuro patients, contributing to best practice.
• Manage own specialist caseload in stroke and neuro OT.
• Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, keeping up-to-date records.
• Carry out specialist assessment and treatment to facilitate safe, timely discharges and transfer of care.
• Develop, deliver, implement and modify treatment programmes and provide specialist advice, liaising with other agencies.
• Participate in education and training of OT and healthcare staff including medical staff.
• Support the Clinical Lead in the day-to-day running of the Rehabilitation Team.
• Support and advise within the wider MDT on service delivery.

Skills

Specialist clinician

Caseload management

Autonomous working

Staff education

Job description

A permanent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team at CHFT. Successful candidates will support the Clinical Leads and Team Leaders in the delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions across the stroke ward and support in the development of the service and its staff. There will be opportunities to be involved in local and Divisional projects which contribute to the overall vision of the organisation.

Applicants should be aware that we provide a 7 day service provision and the successful candidate would be expected to participate in weekend working as part of their role.

Applicants must have had experience in the NHS at undergraduate or post graduate level.

• To act as a specialist clinician for the Occupational Therapy service with stroke and neuro patients, and contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area
• To manage own specialist caseload in this area
• Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records
• To carry out specialist assessment and treatment of stroke and neuro patients with the aim of facilitating safe and timely discharges and transfer of care
• Develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required
• Take part in the education and training of Occupational Therapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare/social services/education staff including medical staff
• To support the Clinical lead in the day to day running of the Rehabilitation Team
• To support and advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service

CHFT is large trust which covers both Calderdale and Huddersfield localities.

The therapy team is a forward thinking department where staff development and wellbeing is central to what we do. The therapy team covers a wider range of clinical areas.

Name: Claire Kenny Job title: Operations Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07557930477