About this role
Job summary
Are you
Passionate about top class patient care with a belief that every day matters Qualifying this year, just starting your career or looking for new learning opportunities Ready for a new challenge Thinking about return to practice Driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy and therefore influence the narrative of OT for future generations Committed to making the NHS having a brighter future?
Do you want
To learn in a fast-paced hospital setting To grow your leadership skills as well as your clinical skills Work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experienc Develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders?
We can offer:
An acute and community rotation providing you with diverse experiences including Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Rehabilitation, A&E, Stroke, Hand Therapy, Community inpatient rehabilitation and Community based therapy (site dependent) Excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior colleagues Peer support A multi-professional preceptorship program
To find about more about the additional things we can offer, come and meet us.
Main duties of the job
To provide excellent, high-quality person centred clinical care that advocates for patients, strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, develop personal leadership to support clinical growth. Every rotation (6 months) brings duties specific for that speciality and team. Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an APH practice development lead and clinical flow lead.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description Job responsibilities
If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in OT HCPC registration
Skills & Knowledge Essential
Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups Computer literacy Team Player - understanding team dynamics Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance Knowledge of risk assessment Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice Knowledge of evidence-based practice
Desirable
Presentation skills Training and facilitation skills
Experience Essential
Experience of work as an OT or placement as an OT student within the acute hospital setting Documented evidence of CPD Worked (could be as a student) in some of the following areas:- Acute Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Elderly Care, A&E, Neurology, community rehab.
Desirable
Experience of research and audit Use of the Tiara Therapy Computer System
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 Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Frimley Park Hospital
Portsmouth Road
Frimley
GU16 7UJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)