Main area Specialist Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
Full time
Part time
Job share
37.5 hours per week (hours to be discussed with successful candidates given there is 1.6 WTE available) Job ref 223-SOT-027
Employer The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Princess Royal Hospital Town Telford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/01/2025 23:59
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Stroke and Rehabilitation
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for highly motivated, innovative and friendly band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Stroke, Rehabilitation and Early Supported Discharge Team at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust. You will be based at the Princess Royal Hospital Telford covering the inpatient stroke unit. We are looking for the post holders to have experience in Stroke or neurology. You must have current HCPC registration relevant to this position. We are looking for someone who is flexible, has good time management skills, works well in a team as well as independently and is able to aid and appraise Band 5’s and Support Worker staff. The post holders would be expected to mentor students by being a practice educator linked with the universities. We look forward to meeting you at interview and exploring all the opportunities you will gain by joining us in this exciting and essential role. Please note you will need to be able to meet the driving requirements for this role. Main duties of the job
To assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations. To have developed, through experience and postgraduate training, the specialist knowledge and clinical skills required for the post. The post holder will work in close co-operation with colleagues within all Care Groups to deliver a cohesive service that is user led ensuring a consistently high standard of patient care, optimal patient flow and safe timely discharge. To work closely with team co-ordinators and senior therapists to ensure a robust structure of training, supervision and appraisal is delivered to all members within the team. To act as a source of Specialist advice and support within the Therapy Centre and across the Trust and the wider health economy. To have highly effective communication skills and demonstrate these on a continual basis with patients, carers, colleagues and the wider Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT). To undertake audit as a part of the role. Working for our organisation
Our acute stroke service is based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. Services include hyper acute and acute stroke care wards. We work closely with our Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team which are based in Shrewsbury. We have a strong culture of professional leadership and support. Each profession has a head of profession delivering local, regional and national professional strategy. This includes AHP’s into action, job planning, electronic rostering, electronic data capture, quality improvement strategy, and representation at internal and external meetings raising the profile of Therapies at all times. We are a friendly, supportive and welcoming team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and our therapy support worker team. We strive for clinical excellence and are motivated for service improvement and people development. We offer regular in-service training sessions and external training opportunities, as well as regular clinical supervision by our experienced clinical leads. Person specification
Qualifications
Degree in occupational therapy Registered with Health and Care professional Council Some evidence of clinical training in relevant areas e.g. Medical, Neurology including Stroke Evidence of broad range of pre and post qualification experience Evidence of experience in relevant area of clinical practice Previous experience working as a Band 5 OT Evidence of teaching/ student experience Participated in audit and research Knowledge
Evidence of CPD detailing clinical experience relevant to the post Evidence of specialist level of clinical reasoning Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Willingness to develop leadership ability Other
Ability to meet the travel requirements Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for highly motivated, innovative and friendly band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Stroke, Rehabilitation and Early Supported Discharge Team at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust. You will be based at the Princess Royal Hospital Telford covering the inpatient stroke unit. We are looking for the post holders to have experience in Stroke or neurology. You must have current HCPC registration relevant to this position. We are looking for someone who is flexible, has good time management skills, works well in a team as well as independently and is able to aid and appraise Band 5’s and Support Worker staff. The post holders would be expected to mentor students by being a practice educator linked with the universities. We look forward to meeting you at interview and exploring all the opportunities you will gain by joining us in this exciting and essential role. Please note you will need to be able to meet the driving requirements for this role. Main duties of the job
To assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations. To have developed, through experience and postgraduate training, the specialist knowledge and clinical skills required for the post. The post holder will work in close co-operation with colleagues within all Care Groups to deliver a cohesive service that is user led ensuring a consistently high standard of patient care, optimal patient flow and safe timely discharge. To work closely with team co-ordinators and senior therapists to ensure a robust structure of training, supervision and appraisal is delivered to all members within the team. To act as a source of Specialist advice and support within the Therapy Centre and across the Trust and the wider health economy. To have highly effective communication skills and demonstrate these on a continual basis with patients, carers, colleagues and the wider Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT). To undertake audit as a part of the role. Working for our organisation
Our acute stroke service is based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. Services include hyper acute and acute stroke care wards. We work closely with our Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team which are based in Shrewsbury. We have a strong culture of professional leadership and support. Each profession has a head of profession delivering local, regional and national professional strategy. This includes AHP’s into action, job planning, electronic rostering, electronic data capture, quality improvement strategy, and representation at internal and external meetings raising the profile of Therapies at all times. We are a friendly, supportive and welcoming team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and our therapy support worker team. We strive for clinical excellence and are motivated for service improvement and people development. We offer regular in-service training sessions and external training opportunities, as well as regular clinical supervision by our experienced clinical leads. Person specification
Qualifications
Degree in occupational therapy Registered with Health and Care professional Council Some evidence of clinical training in relevant areas e.g. Medical, Neurology including Stroke Evidence of broad range of pre and post qualification experience Evidence of experience in relevant area of clinical practice Previous experience working as a Band 5 OT Evidence of teaching/ student experience Participated in audit and research Knowledge
Evidence of CPD detailing clinical experience relevant to the post Evidence of specialist level of clinical reasoning Skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Willingness to develop leadership ability Other
Ability to meet the travel requirements Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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