Job summary
Rotational Occupational Therapist- Band 5
Cedar Ward - Chippenham Community Hospital
37.5 Hours per week - Permanent
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well established and respected therapy team who work across a range of Inpatient, community and outpatient services.
The post holder will join the therapy team on Cedar ward a 17 bed IP rehabilitation ward.
Wiltshire Health & Care is a forward thinking, innovative service provider delivering treatment and care for a wide-ranging population across a mixture of rural and suburban settings. The service provides support to three acute trusts and is constantly developing new services to provide the best level of care to the people of Wiltshire.
Main duties of the job
This post will enable the successful applicant to develop both their clinical reasoning and treatment skills further as well as gaining leadership experience across a wide range of services. Support will be provided from the Senior Therapists and the wider team of Nurses, AHPs and Support workers.
You will be an excellent communicator, enthusiastic, flexible and able to work autonomously using strong clinical assessment and reasoning skills as well as supporting complex discharges.
You will demonstrate a desire to work creatively to bring about innovative service development and commit to putting the patient at the centre of your work.
The role of the Band 5 Occupational Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational Therapy intervention specific to the service. These vary by rotation but examples will include delivering planned treatment interventions in the frail older adults on the ward including a stroke specialty ward, community visits for patients discharged from the community hospital and supporting the Long COVID service.
If you would like to discuss the post please contact Jo Reed Inpatient Therapy Lead at joanne.reed17@nhs.net
About us
Wiltshire Health and Care provides community based health services, enabling people to live healthy independent lives. We are an NHS partnership organisation, focused entirely on delivering quality health and care to the people of Wiltshire - not on making a profit.
There has never been a better time to join us. Community services are expanding as part of the NHS Long Term Plan and the population of Wiltshire has never needed the energy, enthusiasm and commitment of our community-focused teams more than now. You will join a friendly and supportive team who live our values of Quality, Integrity, Partnership and Change, which were developed with our staff, patients and carers. We have an overall good rating from the CQC, with the majority of our services rated as Outstanding.
If you already live in or near Wiltshire, youll know that it is a great place to live and work: rolling countryside, bustling market towns and vibrant city life combined with excellent transport links and good schools. If you are looking to move to the area, we offer local employment and a chance to play a crucial role as part of your new community straight away. What are you waiting for?!
Details
Date posted
12 September 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9085-WHC-21453-3
Job locations
Chippenham Community Hospital
Rowden Hill
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 2AJ
Employer details
Employer name
Wiltshire Health and Care LLP
Address
Chippenham Community Hospital
Rowden Hill
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 2AJ
Employer's website
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