Occupational Therapist

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 April 2025

Job summary

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

This is a 2 year secondment opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our Hambleton and Richmond Community Therapy Team.

The post will be based at the Friary Hospital in Richmond.

The post holder will be required to complete holistic assessments in patients own homes or usual place of residence, including nursing and / or residential care settings and then devise individualised therapy goals. The post holder will be required to work autonomously with support as required, to deliver therapy and rehab to the patients as part of an Intermediate Care Pathway.

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Main duties of the job

Working as an autonomous practitioner to conduct holistic assessments and devise, review and implement therapy plans to support individualised person centred goals.

Completion of clinical notes and any admin tasks as required

Offering support and delegation to the Therapy Assistants / Practitioners and students

Work as part of a MDT and communicate effectively with other team members and teams.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

o Your Leadership Impacto Leading Your Team to Successo Service Improvement for Beginnerso Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:o Explore leadership within the NHSo Promote Trust values and behaviourso Develop your leadership effectiveness and skillso Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

28 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-6894632-B

Job locations

Friary Hospital

Richmond

DL10 4AJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oTo hold a degree or relevant Diploma in Occupational Therapy
oHCPC Registration

Desirable

Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)

Experience

Essential

oExperience of using the OT process as a student OT

Desirable

oPostgraduate experience in OT

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oTo display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
oTo demonstrate analytical skills and judgement when dealing with a range of OT problems
oAbility to work under pressure

Desirable

oTraining/or experience in fieldwork education

Personal Attributes

Essential

oTo act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
oTo respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oTo hold a degree or relevant Diploma in Occupational Therapy
oHCPC Registration

Desirable

Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)

Experience

Essential

oExperience of using the OT process as a student OT

Desirable

oPostgraduate experience in OT

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

oTo display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
oTo demonstrate analytical skills and judgement when dealing with a range of OT problems
oAbility to work under pressure

Desirable

oTraining/or experience in fieldwork education

Personal Attributes

Essential

oTo act appropriately in distressing or emotional circumstances
oTo respond and adapt to the changing needs of the service

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.