About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. Our full-time post offer you the opportunity to develop skills across the acute inpatient setting. We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated and professional individual to join our friendly and supportive Therapy Service (Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy).
Therapy Services sits as part of the wider Rehabilitation Service which includes Dietetics and Speech & Language Therapy. You will be joining a well-established multi-disciplinary service. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical and teaching skills and be actively involved in service development. We offer preceptorship, action learning sets, clinical and managerial supervision and performance appraisals.
Cross site working is a MUST for this role.
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job
To take responsibility for continuing to develop as an occupational therapist, both clinically and professionally.
To contribute to the management of patients and the overall development of the team whilst working in all rotational clinical areas/specialities as a Band 5 occupational therapist.
To communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team whilst carrying out rotational placements.
Our 6-month rotations include:
Orthopaedics (2 rotations)
Stroke
Combined Medicine, Critical Care & Surgery.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached the person specification and job description for more details regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registered
Desirable
A member of RCOT
Experience Essential
Wide variety of fieldwork placements in core rotations Acute Hospital Experience
Other Essential
Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role
Aptitudes Essential
Ability to manage own time and pressure including clinical caseload Ability to demonstrate personal and clinical effectiveness to achieve optimum patient care Strong belief in CPD and Reflective Practice
Desirable
Independently mobile to access all work sites within job role
Key Skills/Abilities Essential
Able to work as a team member and independently Ability to present information in logical concise manner
Knowledge Essential
Sound level of theoretical knowledge Demonstrate evidence of working within a Multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge Essential
Basic knowledge of the multi-disciplinary team
Key Skills/Abilities Essential
Clinical Reasoning
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)