Senior Occupational Therapist Neurology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Neurological Rehabilitation service to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking neurology team for Rotherham and Doncaster.

The successful candidate will join our welcoming and friendly Multidisciplinary Team, which includes Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Rehab Assistants. You will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention in both the inpatient and community setting to patients with a wide range of Neurological conditions including MS, Brain injury, Spinal Cord Injury etc.

There is also the opportunity to work across the wider neurological services in the trust, to increase clinical experience, working knowledge and support colleagues. You will have plenty of scope to demonstrate and explore creative freedom within the role, as well as link with wider trust services e.g. Flourish and the Diamond Centre. Services patients can access for their rehabilitation comprise a wood workshop, splinting facilities etc.

The successful candidate will be an experienced, flexible, and forward-thinking Occupational Therapist who is able to autonomously manage a caseload of patients with a range of neurological illness and disability.

Whilst this post is advertised as a band 6, we are willing to consider recruiting at a band 5. Please refer to the relevant job description and person specification.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out an array of assessments to identify problems and devise treatment plans.
• Provide therapeutic intervention to a group of patients within the Neurorehabilitation setting.
• Devise and delegate rehabilitation programmes to Rehabilitation Assistants dependent on level of competence.
• Work in partnership with the Occupational therapy Lead to monitor service performance and develop the service to meet the challenging needs of the pathway.
• Attend meetings with the team and families to feedback progress, rehabilitation programmes and discuss discharge plans.Provide supervision and developmental guidance to students and Band 5.
• Occupational therapists and colleagues working within the multidisciplinary team in relation to own areas of expertise and special interests
• If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to hear from you. We welcome applicants to get in touch for more information and have a look around our facilities.Please contact Laura Kramer, Clinical Lead OT laura.kramer@nhs.net

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

http://workwith.rdash.nhs.uk/