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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Therapy team at Mosely Hall Hospital. The role Specialist Neuro-Rehab Occupational Therapist team on the Stroke & Inpatient Neuro Rehabilitation Unit.

The post is full time on a permanent contract.The ward comprises of 20 Stroke beds & 8 INRU beds, these are for patient's requiring the intervention of a level 1b regional rehabilitation unit. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the OT team & support the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to run the OT service, delivering evidence-based rehabilitation. Providing high quality assessment & treatment to clients with complex neurological conditions. The successful candidate will manage a complex case load facilitating complex discharges. Assessing and providing appropriate adaptive equipment from equipment loans services to enable safe discharges.

You will be working as part of a large and supportive therapy team with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a robust supervision and appraisal system. There are well-established team meetings and CPD is well supported. You will be encouraged to take part in service development projects as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

It is essential that you have your current HPC registration and recognised qualifications as an Occupational Therapist. You should have experience working with patients with a neurological condition at a band 5 or Band 6 level. Can clearly demonstrate neuro-rehabilitation skills for specialist assessment and treatment of clients with neurological conditions. Experience will include working in multi-professional teams and across a range of different agencies to achieve the optimum outcome for service users.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, dynamic, flexible and able to work well within the integrated team. They will offer previous experience in the NHS relevant to this post. They must be capable of working independently but will receive support from senior clinicians. The Trust encourages continuing professional development, clinical excellence and audit.A car driver and access to a car is essential.

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Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached JD/PS.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered with HCPC Graduate /Degree in occupational therapy
• Evidence of post graduate training relevant to occupational therapy and in neuro-rehabilitation
• Evidence of relevant CPD

Desirable

• Leadership and management training

Experience

Essential

• Varied comprehensive rotations at junior level and extensive post graduate experience to assess and treat patients with complex disability / multiple pathologies.
• Experience of giving and receiving clinical supervision
• Experience of managing complex neuro disability
• Experience of working in an interdisciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience in research

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to communicate with all levels effectively and be able to vary the approach according to need/situation.
• Able to advise and support others in the management of patients with complex needs e.g. cognitive, behavioural, physical and social
• Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Awareness of need for flexibility when managing change and difficult situations.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of clinical governance, standard setting and audit processes
• Good manual handling skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

• High level of knowledge and skills of best Neurological occupational practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of the national agenda and its effects on OT/AHP's

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Moseley Hall Hospital

Alcester Road

Birmingham

B13 8JL

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