Senior Occupational Therapist

1 month ago

Ashford, Kent, United Kingdom East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our team at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, providing high-quality care to patients in our acute medical wards, critical care, and trauma/orthopaedics departments.

Main Responsibilities
  • Manage a clinical caseload of patients, assessing, formulating, and evaluating patient-centred care.
  • Facilitate safe discharge planning from hospital to the community.
  • Deputise for Team Leader on clinical and managerial issues within the team.
  • Contribute to training and development within the Department, supporting new graduate Occupational therapists, student therapists, therapy apprentices, and support workers.
  • Promote the role of Occupational Therapy and demonstrate the values to the members of the multi-disciplinary team.
About Us

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care', which empowers frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We are looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families, and carers we care for every day.

Person Specification
  • Essential:
    • BSc Occupational Therapist or MSc Occupational Therapy.
  • Desirable:
    • Member of RCOT.
    • Member of RCOT specialist sections or similar.
Skills and Experience
  • Essential:
    • Highly developed clinical skills.
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    • Excellent organisational skills.
    • Excellent time management.
  • Desirable:
    • Evidence of working within acute inpatient settings.
    • Competent presentation skills.
Knowledge and Awareness
  • Essential:
    • Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care.
    • Knowledge of up-to-date clinical/evidenced-based practice.
    • Knowledge of appropriate clinical pathways.
  • Desirable:
    • Experience providing complex assessments and discharge planning.
    • Experience using appropriate outcome measures linked to the assessment of Medical/HCOOP patients.
    • Knowledge of extended role of Occupational Therapy within discharge pathways.

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