Specialist Occupational Therapist - Trauma & Orthopaedics
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 15 April 2025
Job summary
To manage an agreed clinical caseload as part of the trauma & orthopaedic team, providing advanced Occupational Therapy assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients who may have diverse and complex orthopaedic presentations.
To take a responsible place in the multi-disciplinary team promoting the role of Occupational Therapy and taking an active part in effective discharge planning.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of an integrated Orthopaedic Therapy Team to provide Specialist Occupational Therapy to a mixed case of trauma and elective inpatients. Work as part of wider orthopaedic and hospital MDT to facilitate rehabilitation and discharge planning.
About us
The Therapy Services Department at Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust provides a service for the community living in the Harrogate & Rural locality of the North Yorkshire & York Primary Care Trust or for patients who are in-patients in the Trust or are referred through Consultant episodes of care, General Practitioners or primary care teams. Occupational Therapists work within multi-disciplinary teams within care pathways and have access to other professionals to ensure that a multi-disciplinary approach is taken to patient care, ensuring that individual needs are met.
The Orthopaedic Therapy team is an integrated team comprising Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Assistants. Trauma and Orthopaedic services are managed within the Planned and Surgical Care Directorate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Alford on kalford@nhs.net or 01423 555395
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Alford on kalford@nhs.net or 01423 555395
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered OT
- Trauma & Orthopaedic experience
- Car driver with access to a car for home visits
- Student Clinical Educator training
Desirable
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate training/CPD in speciality area
- Prior experience of audit/service development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered OT
- Trauma & Orthopaedic experience
- Car driver with access to a car for home visits
- Student Clinical Educator training
Desirable
- Previous Band 6 experience
- Evidence of relevant post-graduate training/CPD in speciality area
- Prior experience of audit/service development
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).
