Specialist Occupational Therapist - Major Trauma
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Major Trauma Therapy team as a static band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist. You will be working in the new Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital, which will receive major trauma patients from across Greater Manchester, for example, people who have been involved in a serious road traffic accident or life-changing fall.You will also have the opportunity to work on the Major Trauma rehabilitation ward. You will be supported by a highly skilled team of band 8a, 7, 6, 5, 4 & 3 OT's and Physio's. This is a great opportunity to join the team at the pivotal moment of moving into the new hospital and being part of the service expansion.
Main duties of the job
You will provide holistic OT assessment and treatment interventions to patients who have complex injuries due to major trauma. This may include traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries and poly orthopaedic trauma.
You will work with the MDT to optimise the patients recovery and facilitate their discharge home or transfer to specialist rehabilitation services.
You will supervise junior members of the Occupational Therapy team and contribute to service development activities.
To be experienced and skilled in the holistic assessment of patients needs and the development and implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes.
To support senior members of the team in delivering evidence based patient care.
To work across Major Trauma acute and rehabilitation wards with experience of a wide knowledge base that can be adapted for each setting.
To work as an autonomous practitioner being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work, managing own caseload and maintaining patient and own records.
To work as a member of the MDT, coordinating discharges and taking an active role in case conferences.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham.The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community.
If you share our vision, take your place with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Skill and Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in a Major Trauma service
- Neuro assessment / treatment skills
- Spinal assessment / treatment skills
- Orthopaedic assessment / treatment skills
- Mental health / substance misuse experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Experience of rehab prescriptions / TARN
- UKROC experience
- Experience of supervision
- MDT working
- Complex discharge planning
- Service improvement / audit experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria- HCPC Registration
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