Specialist Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago


Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

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 specialities. 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.

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

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent Post graduate training relevant to rotational

Professional Registration

Essential

HCPC registration

Desirable

Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

Significant post registration NHS experience of working across core clinical areas including managing medical, surgical, neurological and mental health conditions Evidence of a wide clinical theoretical knowledge base Well-developed communication skills Experience of working as part of an MDT Evidence of supervising junior staff and students Evidence of contribution to service improvement / development Evidence of CPD

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Good organisational and time management skills Good IT skills

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