Specialty Occupational Therapist – Neuro rotation - Oxford, United Kingdom - Oxford University Hospitals

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We are looking for a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join the rotation. The post includes four eight-month rotations between the Stroke Unit, Neurosciences, the Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at the Oxford Centre for Enablement (a level Tertiary Highly Specialist Neurological Rehabilitation Unit) and the Early Supported Discharge Stroke Team. The role will provide the opportunity to gain a wide range of experience and knowledge of Occupational Therapy neurological assessments and treatments and provide the opportunity to work with a variety of neurological conditions.

The post holder will be responsible for organising and managing their own caseloads. The supervision of Occupational Therapy staff and supporting the development of members of the OT team is an integral part of the post. There will also be the opportunity to supervise students.

The involvement in evidenced based and quality improvement projects to further enhance each team's clinical practice and service is actively encouraged.

Good communication skills, an ability to prioritise workloads effectively and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team are essential.

Continuing professional development is supported via in-service training, Trust wide training and external training, as appropriate to the individual and service needs.

To provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment to patients with highly complex neurological conditions as an autonomous practitioner.

To clinically supervise junior occupational therapy and physiotherapy staff, assistants, technical instructors and students.

To assist the Team Lead Occupational Therapist in the provision, monitoring and on-going development of the service to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the service users and responds to government and trust initiatives.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the .