Job summary
Occupational Therapist - Band 5
Permanent Rotational post
Full time post
£28,407 to £34,581 pa
Do you want to work for an outstanding NHS Trust? Are you an enthusiastic, hardworking, motivated Occupational Therapistwith excellent clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity to join our rotational carousel at Whiston and St Helens Hospital sites & St Helens Community intermediate care offering rotations working across the acute and community services including:
Integrated Stroke Services Frailty Intervention Therapy Team
Medicine for Older People Acute Medicine
Critical Care and Surgery Trauma and Orthopaedics
Burns and Plastics Seddon Rehab Unit
Inpatient Intermediate Care Services Community Intermediate Care
Admission Avoidance Therapy Team
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
Deliver high standard evidence based care
Perform therapy assessments of patients, providing a diagnosis to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme
Hold responsibility for their own caseload, working under supervision
A flexible approach to day to day tasks is essential, in order to meet the demands of the service especially as the majority of our services work over 7 days per week. Applicants will be expected to travel between our three hospital sites and when necessary, participate in providing outreach services.
Our philosophy is to keep the patient at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for people who are willing to go the extra mile, not because they are asked to, but because they are committed to being part of a healthcare team that delivers an excellent caring service to our patients.
In return for your hard work and dedication we can offer a friendly and welcoming team and all the support and continuing professional development you will need to make a difference to patients and staff. We have an innovative service of AHP's with an excellent staff supervision system enabling our staff to be committed to developing both their service and themselves. Clinical Governance, research and audit activities are encouraged within the service.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Current HCPC registration is required or working towards HCPC registration in the next few months. Interviews, medicals, references and DBS checks will be made prior to acceptance.
The successful candidate will have a valid DBS check with the Trust or will be required to pay for the cost of the DBS disclosure which is £44 for an enhanced disclosure, the cost of which will be deducted from their first salary
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship, to work in the UK are welcome, but please note that Occupational Therapy is no longer considered a shortage occupation by the Department of Health and this advert does not meet the RLMT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Current HCPC registration is required or working towards HCPC registration in the next few months. Interviews, medicals, references and DBS checks will be made prior to acceptance.
The successful candidate will have a valid DBS check with the Trust or will be required to pay for the cost of the DBS disclosure which is £44 for an enhanced disclosure, the cost of which will be deducted from their first salary
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship, to work in the UK are welcome, but please note that Occupational Therapy is no longer considered a shortage occupation by the Department of Health and this advert does not meet the RLMT.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
- Clinical Educators Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a good level of knowledge and skills in Occupational Therapy
- Awareness of own strengths and limitations
- Leadership skills
- Able to work under supervision and as part of a team
- Evidence of effective working within an MDT
- Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
- Demonstrates continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Audit and research in a clinical area
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
- Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills
- Have a flexible approach to working with good time management
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to various hospital locations by own car/ assisted driver
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- HCPC Registered
Desirable
- Clinical Educators Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate a good level of knowledge and skills in Occupational Therapy
- Awareness of own strengths and limitations
- Leadership skills
- Able to work under supervision and as part of a team
- Evidence of effective working within an MDT
- Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
- Demonstrates continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Audit and research in a clinical area
Skills
Essential
- Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
- Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills
- Have a flexible approach to working with good time management
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel to various hospital locations by own car/ assisted driver
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).
