About this role
Job summary
Job Title: Occupational Therapist - 89564
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Wokingham Community Hospital RG41 2RE
Ward/Dept: Neuro Rehabilitation
Hours: 22.5 hours
Shift Pattern: 3 days p/w between Mon-Fri 8:30-16:30
Pay Rates Day: £24.61
Why might this job interest you?
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a Community role? We have a new and exciting opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team based in Wokingham.
You will be responsible for the provision of specialist Occupational Therapy care for patients in the community under the Community Based Neuro Rehab Team and Earlier Support Discharge Team for Stroke.Youll work closely with the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT); this is to ensure the service is run in an efficient and effective manner and you will also provide Occupational Therapy within other community settings as required.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the provision of specialist Occupational Therapy care for patients under the care of the Community Based Neuro Rehab Team.To ensure patients under your management receive a high standard of clinical care and support.
Work closely with the Occupational Therapy in-patient Senior Therapists & other neurological specialists and the wider team to ensure Occupational Therapy services provided are of a high standard, responsive to patient and multidisciplinary team (MDT) needs and to ensure the service is run in an efficient and effective manner.
Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with highly complex presentation, using investigative and analytical skills. To formulate individualised management and treatment plans, using clinical reasoning, knowledge of evidence-based practice and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options.
Responsible for equipment used in carrying out Occupational Therapy duties. To assess, order and fit equipment and to adhere to departmental policy, including competence to use equipment and to ensure the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training and supervision of practice.
Undertake the measurement and evaluation of your work and current practices using evidence-based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, either individually, with other Neurological Specialists or with other Occupational Therapists and make recommendations for change.
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
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Travel Essential
Drivers Licence and car driver.
Qualifications Essential
OT Qualification and NHS experience mandatory. HCPC registered.
Experience Essential
Community and Neuro experience is essential.
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 NHS Professionals Limited
Address Wokingham Hospital
41 Barkham Road
WOKINGHAM
Berkshire
RG41 2RE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)