Job summary
Are you a soon to be/newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist looking to work within a supportive, friendly and enthusiastic therapy team delivering Occupational Therapy across a wide variety of rotations?
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit new graduates or established Band 5s to an exciting rotational Occupational Therapy position. You will be working across our expanded rotation covering Trauma and Orthopaedics, Elderly Medicine, Acute Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stroke, Intermediate Care Services, Wheelchair Services, Palliative Care and Acute Admission Avoidance Team.
Training & Support will be provided by experienced Therapists already working in each speciality field with the focus on developing the skills of the successful candidate.PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative Occupational Therapists who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills across these areas. You will need sound clinical skills, a flexible approach; including excellent team working, organisational and time management skills.
On each rotation you will work within a team of Therapists who specialise in the management of acutely unwell patients and the rehabilitation of patients recovering from critical illness, working closely with other members of the multi-professional team.
You will join our dynamic team of Therapists who strive towards holistic recovery and regaining independence following surgery or illness within this teaching Trust. We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.
Rotations are 5 months in duration and allow for the development of the specialist skills required to deliver high quality care to a varied specialist group of patients
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you a soon to be/newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist looking to work within a supportive, friendly and enthusiastic therapy team delivering Occupational Therapy across a wide variety of rotations?
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit new graduates or established Band 5s to an exciting rotational Occupational Therapy position. You will be working across our expanded rotation covering Trauma and Orthopaedics, Elderly Medicine, Acute Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stroke, Intermediate Care Services, Wheelchair Services, Palliative Care and Acute Admission Avoidance Team.
Training & Support will be provided by experienced Therapists already working in each speciality field with the focus on developing the skills of the successful candidate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you a soon to be/newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist looking to work within a supportive, friendly and enthusiastic therapy team delivering Occupational Therapy across a wide variety of rotations?
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit new graduates or established Band 5s to an exciting rotational Occupational Therapy position. You will be working across our expanded rotation covering Trauma and Orthopaedics, Elderly Medicine, Acute Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stroke, Intermediate Care Services, Wheelchair Services, Palliative Care and Acute Admission Avoidance Team.
Training & Support will be provided by experienced Therapists already working in each speciality field with the focus on developing the skills of the successful candidate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration obtained/applied for
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of undergraduate placements
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of discharge planning in the NHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC Registration obtained/applied for
Experience
Essential
- Broad range of undergraduate placements
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of discharge planning in the NHS
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
