Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a full time Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) has become available at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.

The Critical Care therapy team work as part of a wider, dedicated multidisciplinary team. This will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to help build further clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden respiratory and rehabilitation skills within a highly motivated team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be integral in continuing to develop the existing Critical Care OT service and contributing to the shared AHP vision. The post holder will be a specialist OT who is dedicated to Critical Care and will be expected to deliver advanced assessment and treatment to critical care patients.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate relevant experience and have a sound understanding of conditions affecting this patient group. Demonstrable knowledge of specialist cognitive and orientation interventions will be required, with the understanding of the specific needs of patients on Critical Care.

All band 6 OTs contribute to a weekend working rota and take part in student education.

Working for our organisation

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.

Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.

You can select your preferences upon application.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

• Degree/Dilpoma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD

• CPD relevant to speciality area

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist

• Experience gained in an acute setting
• NHS experience
• 2-4 years post graduate experience

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• Good communicator - in writing

• Experience of audits
• Clinical Educator

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