Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Are you seeking a unique opportunity to enhance your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills while advancing your career? If so, we have an exciting rotational position that can support your learning in various clinical areas.
This opportunity allows you to join our dynamic and evolving therapy teams at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust. Currently, the Band 6 rotation encompasses Health Care of the Older Person, Amputees, Orthopaedics, Medical wards, and Surgery wards.Regardless of your placement, you will be an integral part of the therapy team, helping prevent patient admissions to the hospital and maximizing their chances of staying at home through timely therapy interventions and treatments.
As a member of the broader therapy team, your responsibility will be to provide a high-standard specialist occupational therapy service with a primary focus on preventing hospital admissions, delivering prompt therapy treatments, and facilitating timely hospital discharges.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Person specification
Contractual
Essential criteria- Flexible working, including 7 day working which will include late shifts.
- Ability to drive
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria- Sound Clinical knowledge of medical conditions and applied occupational therapy techniques
- Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
- Delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Ability to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleague
- IT skills
- Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines
- Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills
Qualifications-Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential criteria- BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC
- Membership of the College of Occupational Therapists
Further Training
Essential criteria- Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level
- Practice Placement Educators training
- APPLE Accreditation training
Experience
Essential criteria- Completion of postgraduate junior rotation to include a rotation in medicine
- Broad understanding of occupational therapy process and frameworks
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff and/or students
- NHS experience including knowledge of policies and procedures
- Evidence of contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants and students
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Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests).This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment.The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application.
The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected]