Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health & Care Trust have an exciting opportunity for a Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist.

We are looking for a motivated rotational Occupational Therapist to work across a variety of settings inpatient rehab, inpatient Stroke rehab, Reablement (domiciliary rehab) and community Mental Health. This is an opportunity to develop your professional identity, and a range of skills and competencies across clinical fields.

Rotations are 6 months in duration and 7 day working is expected across inpatient rotations.

You will benefit from a robust supervision, appraisal and training model. We offer preceptorship support for newly graduates as well as career development opportunities and rotation specific teaching. We have close links with local Universities with the opportunity for practice education (1 year post qualification). With the support on offer we hope to empower you to develop a broad range of knowledge, skills, and clinical interests across the four pillars of practice.

This post would suit a newly qualified or an experienced band 5 therapist looking to develop their skills and knowledge. The rotation can be based anywhere within Worcestershire, although we aim to accommodate your preferences based. It is desirable that you meet the transport requirements for the role.

If you would like an informal discussion about this post, get in touch with Recruiting Manager listed on the top right-hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

The roles will involve patient assessment and delivery of occupational therapy interventions to the population of Worcestershire in a variety of clinical settings.

You will be required to assess, treat, and manage a caseload of patients within each service specialty. To assist with case load management of the wider MDT or specific individual service requirements.

We would expect you to contribute to high quality, patient-centred care using evidence-based knowledge and skill. There will also be an opportunity to assist with service development, and to teach and supervise other clinicians and students and help to shape the future workforce.

About us

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. Its why we were named Large Apprenticeship Employer of the Year award at the 2022 Worcestershire Apprenticeship Awards. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer

27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service

Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours

Flexible and agile working opportunities

Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

Wide range of staff networks such as LGBT+ and ENRICH (Equality Network for Race Inclusion and Cultural Heritage)

Health service discounts and online benefits including excellent cycle to work and car salary sacrifice schemes

Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Demonstrate the values and beliefs of the organisation.
• Act as a role model to colleagues, maintaining the highest standards of professionalism.
• Use their initiative and take responsibility for the quality of their work and the service they provide to patients.
• Provide an occupational therapy service within a defined area on each rotation, working as part of a specialist occupational therapy team.
• Undertake therapeutic assessments of patients with diverse complex and acute/chronic presentation, to determine clinical diagnosis and occupational therapy treatments needed, and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• Hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service/particular patient type, working without direct supervision.
• Deputise for Senior Occupational therapist.
• Supervise and train health care professionals, carers, and assistants in occupational therapy management, as appropriate. This includes working as a member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.

For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Application of the Occupational Therapy process
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis

Desirable

• Experience of delegation to more junior staff
• Experience of audit

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Committed to personal and team development.
• Reliable and flexible
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of occupational therapy in relevant areas.
• Awareness of audit
• Awareness of research processes

Skills & Abilities

Essential

• A positive attitude and able to act on feedback.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English (verbal/written)
• Self-directed learning
• Good critical appraisal skills
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Knowledge of IT skills
• Ability to work independently/ collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Able to maintain judgement and work effectively under pressure.
• Effective time management
• Ability to maintain contemporaneous, accurate and up to date records.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Health Professionals Council registration
• I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer

Desirable

• Relevant recent clinical course/s
• Evidence of relevant post Graduate courses/CPD, maintained in portfolio

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Worcester City Inpatient Unit

Timberdine Close

Worcester

WR5 2DD

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