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Occupational Therapist

NHS Professionals Limited

The closing date is 30 October 2024

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Job summary

The Inpatient Rehabilitation team are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their MDT.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you willundertake advanced assessments and treatment of patients.These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations. It will be your duty to ensure that the individuals full potential and functional independence is developed or maintained. You will work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision but access to a Team Lead OT is available if required and clinical work is not routinely evaluated.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£25.67 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

M0042-24-4673

Job locations

Woking Community Hospital

Heathside Road

Woking

Surrey

GU22 7HS


Job description

Job responsibilities

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include the following:

To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure effective multidisciplinary working. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.

To achieve and maintain a high standard of clinical intervention and professional development using evidence-based practice CPD and appraisal.

To manage patients who may be occasionally aggressive or confused.

To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting, or emotional situations in an

empathetic manner.

To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multipathologies.

To understand the underlying cause of difficulties with clients who have specific needs and utilise strategies for managing challenging behaviors and communication with supervision.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Some of the main responsibilities of this role include the following:

To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care, both those from within the organisation and those outside to ensure effective multidisciplinary working. This will include discussion of patient care, patient progress and involvement in discharge planning.

To achieve and maintain a high standard of clinical intervention and professional development using evidence-based practice CPD and appraisal.

To manage patients who may be occasionally aggressive or confused.

To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting, or emotional situations in an

empathetic manner.

To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multipathologies.

To understand the underlying cause of difficulties with clients who have specific needs and utilise strategies for managing challenging behaviors and communication with supervision.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience in a variety of rotations or settings including NHS in-patient work
  • Clinical experience with a wide range of client groups including any of the following:
  • - rehabilitation, hospital, community, elderly, neurology, orthopaedics,

Qualification Evidence

Essential

  • In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
  • Relevant Qualifications
  • Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable

Qualifications

Essential

  • B.S.C Hons or diploma equivalent in OT
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience in a variety of rotations or settings including NHS in-patient work
  • Clinical experience with a wide range of client groups including any of the following:
  • - rehabilitation, hospital, community, elderly, neurology, orthopaedics,

Qualification Evidence

Essential

  • In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
  • Relevant Qualifications
  • Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable

Qualifications

Essential

  • B.S.C Hons or diploma equivalent in OT

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Woking Community Hospital

Heathside Road

Woking

Surrey

GU22 7HS


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Woking Community Hospital

Heathside Road

Woking

Surrey

GU22 7HS


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Ameera Bell

ameera.bell@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£25.67 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

M0042-24-4673

Job locations

Woking Community Hospital

Heathside Road

Woking

Surrey

GU22 7HS


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