Senior Occupational Therapist - Part-time permanent position, providing patient-centered Occupational performance assessment and discharge planning for inpatients on the acute medical & surgical inpatient wards at Salisbury District Hospital. Working autonomously within a friendly and effective physiotherapy & OT team with shared therapy assistant support.

With a focus on quality, improvement and collaboration.

Main duties of the job

Assessment of acute inpatient functional needs to facilitate safe, timely hospital discharge.

Assessment and provision of equipment to increase independence and wellbeing in discharge environment.

Liaison with families, carers, agencies, community resources and the MDT to ensure patients needs and wishes are recognised, supported and met ( where appropriate).

Service development/improvement - through QI projects, self and team development and continuous review of practice.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Current HCPC registration
• Experience of working in the NHS as an Occupational Therapist
• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of relevant CPD/learning
• Evidence of effective communication skills and Team working

Desirable

• Experience of organising and prioritising own work
• Evidence of ability to work autonomously
• Evidence of working in the acute medical environment

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Salisbury District Hospital

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

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269-SFT8632