Specialist Occupational Therapist - surgery
Job overview
Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking for a band 6 role in General Surgery?
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to utilise and develop your clinical skills & leadership abilities? If so, our static Band 6 Occupational Therapy position may be perfect for you.
All of our specialist Occupational Therapists receive supervision & mentorship from a member of our highly specialist team. They will offer direction in terms of clinical development and leadership development, whilst you continue to learn & utilise the holistic patient centred therapy skills core to the Occupational Therapy profession.
1 part-time job share (0.6 WTE) position is available at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
Informal conversations about the opportunity are welcome.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Support workers and nursing staff to achieve patient's rehabilitation and discharge goals within the General Surgical setting. This will include management and discharge of Amputee patients.This post will also include follow up treatment of patients discharged form Critical Care to the Surgical wards ensuring continuity of care for this complex group of patients.
Successful candidates will be expected to work 22.5 hours across Wednesday to Friday including regular weekend working . This post is based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
Working for our organisation
We offer a job plan for all staff including:
- Protected time for Specialist Professional Activities (SPA’s)
- Supervision on a 6-8 weekly basis
- Excellent induction period across all clinical areas
- Mentorship with new skills, post induction period
- Training and development in team, across the peer group, across organisations and also external such as annual congress
- Integrated working across Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy
- Opportunities for roles such as staff side representative, health and safety link worker
You are supported by a stable team of experienced staff.
Shropshire is a fantastic area and a great place to enjoy many physical activities such as: biking, running, hiking, and even more for the more adventurous of you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria- As required for entry into University for professional training
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of specialist clinical training in relevant areas
- Evidence of broad range of pre and post qualication experience
- Evidence of NHS experience in relevant area of clinical Practice
- Evidence of teaching/ student experience
- Experience in audit and research
SKILLS
Essential criteria- Evidence of leadership ability
- Organisation, planning, prioritisation and decision making skills
- IT Skills relevant to the role
Registration
Essential criteria- Registered on HCPC
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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
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We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible.In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.