Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist?Do you have evidence-based experience and are looking for flexible workingopportunities? Worcestershire Acute iscurrently providing these opportunities through an exciting placementopportunity at Alexandra Hospital.

The Trust is delighted to offer theopportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individualto join their Team. The post holder will workwithin an acute inpatient setting with provide a special emphasison patients within the medicine directorate, this will include working withintight timeframes for patient discharges.

Main duties of the job

To hold an active caseload within inpatientsmedicine based at the Worcestershire royal Hospital, Worcester.

This willinclude assessment and treatment of inpatients and providing guidance onassessment and treatment for less experienced staff.

To provideadvice/mentorship/supervision for band 5 Occupational Therapists and assistantsand students carrying an acute caseload, with emphasis on but not exclusive to,medicine and surgery.

To takean active role within the referral system across OT within medicine andsurgery, assisting to prioritise and allocate the caseload to effect timelyassessment and discharge.

To be actively involved in both direct andindirect supervision and teaching of junior staff.

To ensurethat the Occupational Therapy service to patients trust wide maintains highprofessional standards, using evidence based assessment whenever possible.

To liaise regularly with otheragencies/professions as shown under key working relationships.

To attend and contribute to relevant meetingsboth clinical and managerial, providing accurate verbal or written reporting asappropriate.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Pleasefind attached a copy of the full job description under the supporting documentssection for this job advert, this has been provided by the hiring manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registered Evidence of post graduate training in areas related to medicine or surgery. Active HCPC registration

Experience

Essential

Evidence of varied experience within acute NHS hospital based medicine. Experience of the administration and interpretation of commonly used standardised cognitive assessments. Experience of a range of manual handling assessment and evidence of provision of low to high level manual handling equipment Experience of early intervention and acute rehabilitation Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team. Experience of working with patients on fast track discharge. Experience of supporting junior members of staff and students

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