Job summary
Southern Health are currently looking for an experienced OT to join their Acute Occupational Therapy Team at St Marys Hospital. If you are interested in broadening your NHS experience and providing Occupational Therapy to patients within a supportive setting, working with a team that provides a wealth of experience and knowledge then please do apply! This is an exciting opportunity on the Isle of Wight.
PLEASE NOTE:travel / accommodation expenses are offered with this position.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will be working with patients with neurological diagnosis and will be based on acute wards completing assessments, interventions and complex discharge planning.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
We aim to enhance health and well-being by
facilitating participation in meaningful activity within community and
inpatient settings.
This post is vital to facilitate as far as possible
each clients return to maximum function and independence through a range of
therapeutic interventions.
This
intervention has a significant impact on the wider economy in; reducing length
of stay in hospital, reducing admissions and re-admissions, reducing
residential placements through both social care and continuing health care,
reducing domiciliary care packages as well as improving health outcomes.
This post
requires a Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide Clinical specialist
skills in Occupational Therapy interventions related to this clinical area.
The post
holder will manage a clinical caseload as specialist clinician to support
Occupational Therapy service delivery in this area of clinical speciality.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We aim to enhance health and well-being by
facilitating participation in meaningful activity within community and
inpatient settings.
This post is vital to facilitate as far as possible
each clients return to maximum function and independence through a range of
therapeutic interventions.
This
intervention has a significant impact on the wider economy in; reducing length
of stay in hospital, reducing admissions and re-admissions, reducing
residential placements through both social care and continuing health care,
reducing domiciliary care packages as well as improving health outcomes.
This post
requires a Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide Clinical specialist
skills in Occupational Therapy interventions related to this clinical area.
The post
holder will manage a clinical caseload as specialist clinician to support
Occupational Therapy service delivery in this area of clinical speciality.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with a variety of mental health presentations
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with people with a variety of mental health presentations
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
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).
