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    Permanent Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    We are looking for an experienced and motivated and flexible Occupational Therapist to join our Stroke/Neuro rehabilitation team.


    Initially, you will be based on ward 9 Stroke Rehabilitation at the Freeman Hospital, but you will also then be expected to be able to cover the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and Neurosciences/Neurology at the RVI, when required, however training and supervision will be provided.

    As well as using all of your core OT skills, this job centres on rehabilitation, which means that you are able to experienceof skills, such as

    Using the Normal Movement Approach and physical rehabilitation

    Using and interpreting standardised cognitive and perceptual assessments and planning purposeful therapy to assist development of the patient's skills.

    Social integration within the hospital and the patient's home
    Patient led Goal Planning and working closely with family and carers
    You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.

    To carry a caseload of complex and highly complex patients within the specialty providing specialist therapy assessment and treatment, evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement.

    To be an active member of the inter-disciplinary team to ensure a consistent, equitable and high quality evidence based service is developed to meet the needs of patients.

    To be responsible for own continued professional development and facilitate a learning culture within the team undertaking audit and practice development.

    To provide day to day supervision of junior and support staff and students working in the specialist area.

    To provide highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care.

    To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within a specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement

    Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of 1 billion.


    We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

    We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country.

    This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

    Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

    We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment.

    We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients.

    We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

    To provide a high standard of occupational therapy care to complex and highly complex patients within a specialist area evidencing high level problem solving, reasoning skills and independence of judgement
    The specialist practitioner is the clinical lead for the Occupational Therapy Service within the area of practice providing highly specialist knowledge within the Trust and externally to therapists and other health care professionals from secondary and primary care

    You will have considerable post-registration experience in the acute hospital setting, strong personal management and communication skills.


    Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.

    As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

    Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. In-depth clinical knowledge of medical conditions and their effect on occupational performance.
    In-depth knowledge of health and social care policy, risk assessment and management.
    Extensive knowledge of a range of disability equipment.
    Extensive knowledge of eligibility criteria and procedures/policies relevant to disability equipment, minor housing adaptations.
    Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
    Knowledge of team dynamics and team building.

    Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.

    Significant post-registration experience incl experience within physical health.
    Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.

    Experience of working with patients with physical disability eg reduced mobility.
    State registered with Health Professions Council.
    Post graduate experience

    The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


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