South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist (Stroke)

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Job summary

Base: Redcar Primary Care Hospital

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Stroke Rehabilitation Therapy Team based at Redcar Primary Care Hospital working across both the Early supported discharge team (ESD) out in the community and also on the ward providing stroke rehab. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Occupational Therapist working collaboratively with Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, dieticians and Generic Assistants across the stroke services.

You would be joining a very integrated working therapy team who work across traditional professional boundaries for the benefit of their patients and recently won an AHP award for best team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to have experience working with patients who have a neurological condition including Occupational Therapy assessment, rehabilitation treatment plans, patient flow and facilitating discharges. You will either have experience of working with stroke or neuro patients and have a special interest in stroke rehabilitation, with transferable skills.

The Therapy Services is a well established large, progressive and dynamic service, which continue to develop within the wider trust. The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from senior clinicians and the AHP Service Leads.

This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills and the post holder will be supported to attend relevant post graduate courses. We have an established and comprehensive training programme & our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops, clinical supervision and the appraisal process. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research as the hospital has close links with the local universities.

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Trust the postholder will also be part of the wider Integrated Occupational Therapy Service. This is a unique partnership between Health and Social care in South Tees with a commitment to working together, improving the quality of our services and getting rid of existing barriers between health & Local Authority.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals including Redcar Primary Care Hospital which has a rehabilitation Unit. James Cook University Hospital is a major trauma centre and provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Date posted

01 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-FCS-5643985-A

Job locations

Redcar Primary Care Hospital

West Dyke Road

Redcar

TS10 4NW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

To hold a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
To be registered as an Occupational Therapist and fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
To have achieved or be willing to work towards relevant diploma level or equivalent post-graduate qualification

Desirable

To be Accredited as a Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Can demonstrate relevant/ varied post graduate experience including treating patients with stroke
Evidence of audit and participation in service development

Key skills

Essential

Ability to work both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team
Basic IT skills
To be able to travel independently throughout the localities
Ability to work across professional boundaries working with multiple teams of healthcare professionals in more than one location

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

To hold a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
To be registered as an Occupational Therapist and fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
To have achieved or be willing to work towards relevant diploma level or equivalent post-graduate qualification

Desirable

To be Accredited as a Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Can demonstrate relevant/ varied post graduate experience including treating patients with stroke
Evidence of audit and participation in service development

Key skills

Essential

Ability to work both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team
Basic IT skills
To be able to travel independently throughout the localities
Ability to work across professional boundaries working with multiple teams of healthcare professionals in more than one location

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Redcar Primary Care Hospital

West Dyke Road

Redcar

TS10 4NW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Redcar Primary Care Hospital

West Dyke Road

Redcar

TS10 4NW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)