To work flexibly as part of the Occupational Therapy Team and to provide a high standard of neurological rehabilitation.
To provide Occupational Therapy interventions as part of the neurological rehabilitation service, working as a key member of a wider multidisciplinary team to meet both Trust and national targets and standards.
• To perform Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social needs.
• To develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes for patients.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type.
• To liaise with other Occupational Therapy colleagues to provide a flexible service during pressured times, due to workload or staffing difficulties.
• To participate in the training and supervision of assistants, OT students and work experience students when appropriate.
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and deliver a holistic patient-centred approach to rehabilitation.
• To work and liaise with external agencies across health, social care and the third sector to promote partnership working.
• To undertake routine administrative tasks as agreed with senior staff.
• To work 5 days per week within Neuro Outpatients Therapy Service, with the potential to join the UHDB band 5 rotation in the future. This may require flexible working and some weekend work.
Closing date of applications: 23 October 2024
Interview date: 6 November 2024
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Oct 2024