Occupational Therapist Neurology

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Neurological Rehabilitation services to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking team who take patients from Rotherham, Doncaster and Bassetlaw.

The successful candidate will join our welcoming and friendly Multidisciplinary Team, which includes Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Rehab Assistants.

You will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention across the neuroservices pathway to patients with a wide range of neurological conditions including brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), 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. Facilities patients can access for their rehabilitation comprise a wood workshop, splinting facilities, community settings and beautiful hospital grounds, including access to the walled garden etc.

This attractive Band 5 post is an exciting opportunity for a fixed term period (1 year) to cover a maternity leave.

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 those 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. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

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

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook