Specialist Occupational Therapist (Rotational) | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and care organization in Salford is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their team. The role includes rotating through various specialties, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes and providing support to junior staff. Ideal candidates are experienced in patient assessments and understand the complex needs of patients. This position offers significant professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Band 6 level experience required in a healthcare setting.
• Understanding of complex medical and psychosocial needs.
• Ability to work across various specialties.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with MDT colleagues for patient outcomes.
• Supervise junior team members and provide training.
• Assess and treat patients for safe discharge.

Skills

Team collaboration

Patient assessment

Supervision of juniors

Clinical knowledge

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our excellent Band 6 rotation. You will have the opportunity to rotate through: Major Trauma, Neurosurgery, Neuro Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Stroke, Emergency Assessment Unit, Aging Complex Medicine & Community Stroke & Neuro Rehabilitation. We are delighted to have a new addition of Critical Care to our rotation specialties.

Responsibilities

• You will work closely with MDT colleagues to enable the best possible outcomes for patients.
• You will be well supported by the experienced band 7 OT & Physio's in the teams to provide OT assessment & intervention, along side supervising junior members of the team.
• You will work closely with community colleagues to ensure a smooth transition from hospital.
• You will work as a band 6 OT who rotates across a wide range of specialties to provide you with a wide range of learning opportunities. You will assess & treat patients to enable them to be discharged from hospital to their own homes or to an appropriate rehabilitation setting.
• You are required to work at pace, have a sound understanding of the complex medical, physical, cognitive & psychosocial needs of this patients.
• You will provide supervision, support & training to junior members of the team & will also receive this from our highly experienced band 7 OT's.

Professional Development

The OT department will support your professional development & your contribution to the development of our service will be valued.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.