Occupational Therapist - Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom - Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Description

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative and friendly band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Stroke, Rehabilitation and Early Supported Discharge Team at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust.

This is a fixed term position covering maternity leave and will therefore be offered with an end date of early April 2025.

You will be based at the Princess Royal Hospital Telford covering the inpatient stroke unit.

We are looking for the post holder to have experience in Stroke or neurology.

We are looking for someone who is flexible, has good time management skills, works well in a team as well as independently and is able to aid and appraise Band 5's and Support Worker staff.

We are able to offer patients the opportunity of assessment and treatment over weekends and Bank Holidays and this post holder would be expected to participate in the 7-day working rota for this.

To assess, diagnose/interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations.

To have developed, through experience and postgraduate training, the specialist knowledge and clinical skills required for the post.

To work closely with team co-ordinators and senior therapists to ensure a robust structure of training, supervision and appraisal is delivered to all members within the team.

To work closely with team co-ordinators and senior therapists to ensure the delivery of an efficient operational service.

To act as a source of Specialist advice and support within the Therapy Centre and across the Trust and the wider health economy.

Our acute stroke service is based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford. Services include hyper acute and acute stroke care wards. We have a strong culture of professional leadership and support. Each profession has a head of profession delivering local, regional and national professional strategy.

This includes AHP's into action, job planning, electronic rostering, electronic data capture, quality improvement strategy, and representation at internal and external meetings raising the profile of Therapies at all times.

We are a friendly, supportive and welcoming team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and our therapy support worker team.

We as a team strive for clinical excellence and are motivated for service improvement and people development.

We are invested in our team and so offer regular in-service training sessions and external training opportunities, as well as regular clinical supervision by our experienced clinical leads.

Degree in occupational therapy
Registered with Health and Care professional Council
Some evidence of clinical training in relevant areas e.g. Medical, Neurology including Stroke

Work experience
Previous experience working as a Band 5 OT
Ability to meet the travel requirements

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
The Princess Royal Hospital