Rotational Occupational Therapist
Job Description
Job title: Rotational Occupational Therapist
Company: NHS
Job description: Our rotation programme spans the three main acute hospital sites in our trust:
- William Harvey Hospital in Ashford
- Kent & Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate
All rotational staff may be expected to rotate to any of the hospital sites and particular consideration should be given to this prior to application.Our rotations are broad and diverse due to the span of clinical specialities delivered by the Trust and will support you in gaining experience across core and specialist areas, including:
- Critical Care
- General and specialist surgery
- Trauma
- Elective Orthopaedics
- Hand therapy
- Hyper-acute Stroke and Acute Stroke
- Inpatient Neurorehabilitation Unit
- Acute Medicine, including medical respiratory and renal
- Frailty
- Vascular surgery and outpatients
We offer CPD support and learning opportunities across all of our specialities which includes robust stroke and neurology teaching programme and rotation specific in-service training programmes. We also encourage all staff to be research active and offer opportunities to be involved in clinical audit, service improvement and innovation.Applications from Students in their final year of study are welcome.Main duties of the jobUpon joining us we will support you through your preceptorship year and will we guide you through your development as an Occupational Therapist. You will receive regular clinical supervision, band 5 peer support sessions and you will also be mentored by one of our senior clinical leads.The expectations we have of band 5 Occupational Therapists include:
- To assess and treat patients, providing holistic Occupational Therapy intervention as an autonomous practitioner within Scope of Practice
- Develop Occupational Therapy treatment plans, demonstrating clear clinical reasoning and goal setting.
- To be clinically curious and work within the multidisciplinary environment of the acute hospital to provide excellent intervention for patients
- To support clinical supervision of Therapy Assistants and Students where appropriate
- To be an active member of the wider therapy and AHP team and advocate for their profession where appropriate
About usWe are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’. It’s about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.Date posted22 August 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, or pro rata where applicableContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible workingReference number344-4507DCBJob locationsKent & Canterbury HospitalEthelbert RoadCanterburyCT1 3NGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- BScHons / MSc (Pre-reg) in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration as Occupational Therapist
Desirable
- Member of RCOT
SkillsEssential
- Evidence of Clinical skills relevant to role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective and strong team player
- Evidence of understanding the importance of MDT working
- Demonstrates an understanding of Evidence based practice
ExperienceEssential
- Excellent time management and organisational abilities
- Ability to manage own workload efficiently
Desirable
- Broad range of clinical experience in physical and mental health from placements of previous roles
- Supervision of support staff
professional attributesEssential
- ability to motivate others to ensure best practice
- Creative and innovative in clinical practice
- Ability to prioritise caseload with secure clinical reasoning
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- BScHons / MSc (Pre-reg) in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration as Occupational Therapist
Desirable
- Member of RCOT
SkillsEssential
- Evidence of Clinical skills relevant to role
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective and strong team player
- Evidence of understanding the importance of MDT working
- Demonstrates an understanding of Evidence based practice
ExperienceEssential
- Excellent time management and organisational abilities
- Ability to manage own workload efficiently
Desirable
- Broad range of clinical experience in physical and mental health from placements of previous roles
- Supervision of support staff
professional attributesEssential
- ability to motivate others to ensure best practice
- Creative and innovative in clinical practice
- Ability to prioritise caseload with secure clinical reasoning
Expected salary: £29970 – 36483 per year
Location: Canterbury
