Job summary
This post is open to the Cornwall Healthcare community only.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career in a leadership role?
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Trauma and Orthopaedics Team in the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with significant experience in that specialism to join the team.
Job overview:
- To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service.
- To maintain an agreed case load within in the clinical specialism, performing advanced assessment of patients including those with highly complex presentations. To formulate diagnoses and treatment plans, as an autonomous practitioner.
- To undertake line manager duties for the team.
- To work alongside the Inpatient Therapy Manager and Trauma and Orthopaedics Therapy Lead, and the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead, in planning, co-coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service.
- To be instrumental in the on-going development of services and practices that provide high quality care and interventions.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a high standard Occupational Therapy to Trauma and Orthopaedics patients. The majority of the caseload is adults, with some paediatric patients seen.
To lead the Trauma and Orthopaedics Occupational Therapy Team, working in close collaboration with Physiotherapy Leads, Trauma and Orthopaedics Matron and MDT, and Therapy Lead for T+O.
About us
Please see our AHP recruitment video: https://youtu.be/AAw8fv32fP8
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of further formal study e.g. Postgraduate qualifications, (Postgraduate certificate/Diploma, Masters modules, or equivalent management qualification
- IELTS unless qualification in English
Desirable
- Membership of relevant professional body
- Membership of relevant specific interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
- Comprehensive experience of Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed leadership skills
- Proven experience of managing a service or change process
- Able to work and lead under externally applied pressures e.g. deadlines, competing demands and priorities
- Highly developed skills in managing staff, including managing challenging behaviours, emotive situations, (e.g. Attendance management, grief, illness, etc.)
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of further formal study e.g. Postgraduate qualifications, (Postgraduate certificate/Diploma, Masters modules, or equivalent management qualification
- IELTS unless qualification in English
Desirable
- Membership of relevant professional body
- Membership of relevant specific interest groups
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
- Comprehensive experience of Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Ability to demonstrate highly developed leadership skills
- Proven experience of managing a service or change process
- Able to work and lead under externally applied pressures e.g. deadlines, competing demands and priorities
- Highly developed skills in managing staff, including managing challenging behaviours, emotive situations, (e.g. Attendance management, grief, illness, etc.)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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