Mulberry Ward (Strokespeciality) - Chippenham Community Hospital
Do you have a passion for stroke rehabilitation?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively with patients and families?
If so, then take a look at our band 6 Occupational Therapy post in Stroke.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our community in-patient stroke team at Chippenham Community Hospital as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist.
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic individual who enjoys working in a collaborative way with patients, families, and the multi-disciplinary team to help us develop our service.
You will continue to develop your clinical skills with a varied caseload of patients requiring in-patient stroke rehabilitation.
Patients are transferred to our unit from 3 acute trusts and you will work together with them, their families, and the wider MDT to implement individualised rehabilitation programmes to meet patient goals.
There will be opportunities to be involved in service development initiatives and to continue our work embedding the latest evidence into clinical practice.
We are looking for someone who has a curiosity to learn in a supportive environment and to use creative approaches to share this learning across the MDT.
Main duties of the job
This post will work alongside existing therapy staff to provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to deliver rehabilitation and timely discharges from our 20-bedded stroke ward. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision and development of junior staff within the therapy team and some of the day-to-day management of the unit, providing an opportunity to develop managerial skills alongside continued development of clinical skills. You will be an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, flexible, and able to work autonomously using strong clinical assessment and reasoning skills as well as supporting complex discharges. You will demonstrate a desire to work creatively to bring about innovative service development and commit to putting the patient at the centre of your work. There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership, and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients, and carers. If you would like to discuss the post please contact Jane Fitz-James or Jo Reed Inpatient Therapy Leads at jane.fitzjames@nhs.net or joanne.reed17@nhs.net 07917 200933. About us
Wiltshire Health and Care provides community-based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independent and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit. Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc/BSc (Hons) and or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy. Registered with HCPC. Post registration qualification in relevant area of clinical practice. Delivering patient-focused care. Case management. Excellent inter-professional communication. Teaching (both professionals, students and patient/carers) and holds a recognised Teaching and Assessing in Clinical practice qualification. Leadership. Management, organisational and administrative. Experience
Evidence of innovative and flexible approach to care and its organisation. Demonstrate professional development and experience. Multi-disciplinary working across a range of agencies/professional groups. Providing evidence-based practice through clinical audit. Assessment and care planning with a particular focus on complex discharge planning. Working in partnership with other agencies. Evidence of ongoing personal development. Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups. Experience of gathering and interpreting information to shape service development. Evidence of inpatient experience as a qualified therapist. Setting and monitoring standards of care. Additional Criteria
Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This post will work alongside existing therapy staff to provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to deliver rehabilitation and timely discharges from our 20-bedded stroke ward. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervision and development of junior staff within the therapy team and some of the day-to-day management of the unit, providing an opportunity to develop managerial skills alongside continued development of clinical skills. You will be an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, flexible, and able to work autonomously using strong clinical assessment and reasoning skills as well as supporting complex discharges. You will demonstrate a desire to work creatively to bring about innovative service development and commit to putting the patient at the centre of your work. There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm, and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership, and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients, and carers. If you would like to discuss the post please contact Jane Fitz-James or Jo Reed Inpatient Therapy Leads at jane.fitzjames@nhs.net or joanne.reed17@nhs.net 07917 200933. About us
Wiltshire Health and Care provides community-based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. Our Vision is to enable people to live independent and fulfilling lives for as long as possible. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit. Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description (under Supporting Documents) for more information regarding the role and to access the full person specification. Person Specification
Qualifications
BSc/BSc (Hons) and or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy. Registered with HCPC. Post registration qualification in relevant area of clinical practice. Delivering patient-focused care. Case management. Excellent inter-professional communication. Teaching (both professionals, students and patient/carers) and holds a recognised Teaching and Assessing in Clinical practice qualification. Leadership. Management, organisational and administrative. Experience
Evidence of innovative and flexible approach to care and its organisation. Demonstrate professional development and experience. Multi-disciplinary working across a range of agencies/professional groups. Providing evidence-based practice through clinical audit. Assessment and care planning with a particular focus on complex discharge planning. Working in partnership with other agencies. Evidence of ongoing personal development. Experience within a wide range of patient/client care groups. Experience of gathering and interpreting information to shape service development. Evidence of inpatient experience as a qualified therapist. Setting and monitoring standards of care. Additional Criteria
Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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