Senior Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Fixed term or secondment for 9 months.
Band 5 -£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Band 6 - £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Seeking a change? Want to feel valued and that you are making a difference? Want more support or more responsibility? We can offer all of the above to suit your needs and working style through a 9 month fixed term or secondment position.
The Therapy Team working within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment Units are seeking either a Band 5 Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist looking to develop their senior skills or a Band 6 looking to add a string to their bow.
You will be working with a large supportive team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistants to assess patients and facilitate rapid discharges. We work as an integrated team and feel valued by our MDT colleagues as making a difference.
The Great Western Hospital is positioned within minutes of the picturesque Cotswolds, the North Wessex Downs (AONB), The historic Ridgeway and Avebury Stone Circle. If it’s rolling green countryside, charming chocolate-box villages, or big towns and cities, they are all within the surrounding area.
To discuss this post further please contact Megan Haines (megan.haines7@nhs.net) or Louise White (louise.white4@nhs.net) Tel: 01793 605129/646141
The role of the Senior Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational therapy/Physiotherapy intervention to emergency and assessment units across a seven day service.
Patients will include complex, multipathologies from medical, surgical and orthopaedic conditions. The purpose of the team is to provide rapid assessment and timely discharges within the Emergency Department and Acute Assessment units. Avoiding admission to wards, reducing readmission rates and collaborative working with community services are the fundamentals of our work.
We are an integrated OT/PT service with shared skills to facilitate seamless working.
“Our STAR values – Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect – are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community.Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.”
- To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
- To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards, working without direct supervision. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning session’s and one to one sessions with a supervisor.
- The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
- To chair Team meetings, planning staffing and workloads. Monitor and manage annual leave or sickness ensuring adequate cover
Please see Job Description for full information.
This advert closes on Thursday 23 Jan 2025