Static Band 5 Occupational Therapist

3 days ago


Dorset, United Kingdom University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting and appealing opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our Older Persons' Therapy Service (OPS).

The OPS Therapy Team covers the following areas:

Older Person's Acute Wards

Older Person's Continuing Care Wards

Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)

Older Person's Assessment Unit

This position will rotate between the Older Person's Acute Wards and Continuing Care Wards. This is a fantastic opportunity where you will gain a solid foundation in core Occupational Therapy skills, including assessment of Occupational Performance through activity analysis, informing your clinical reasoning and decision making.

This role requires a degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC Registration

Willing to participate in 7 day working on a rota basis

Ability to drive, hold a clean drivers licence and have access to a car for work purposes

Part time or full time hours will be considered.

Interview Date : 10/12/2024

Main duties of the job

You will be supported to develop specialist skills in frailty, whilst working alongside our highly regarded and innovative Older Person's Team in the hospital. This role will encourage you to work holistically developing yourself and your colleagues. Effective communication and the ability to work within a team will be essential. We pride ourselves on our close working links with the multi-disciplinary team and feel integrated working is an essential aspect for the post will play a pivotal role in optimising early recovery through occupational therapy intervention.

University Hospital Dorset works in partnership with health and community providers within the county to enable the Discharge to Assess and Home First principles: You will have the opportunity to support patients within the acute hospital and within their own homes to ensure they receive the right service in the best place for them. Assessment and education of optimal moving and handling with appropriate equipment provision and assessment of cognition will be intrinsic to this role.

Participation in weekend working is an integral aspect of this post which will provide an opportunity to enhance skills within the Emergency Department and Older Person's Assessment Unit. This post is currently based from Poole Hospital however services will be relocated to the Bournemouth Site in the future.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

Additional contact information:

Hanifa Leli -

Ruth Martin -

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person's Specification, for details of the main responsibilities required for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Already have or have a pending HCPC registration BSc (Hons)/ MSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD)

Desirable

Show evidence of variety of rotations/ placements with examples Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapist

Experience

Essential

Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) Student experience/placements in the following areas: o Acute physical inpatient areas o Community health areas

Desirable

Experience working within a care setting.

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