Job summary
ROTATIONAL BAND 6 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Permanent
Full time or part time opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 occupational therapist to join our acute and community rotation programme. This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical knowledge and skills in various settings and specialities whilst developing your leadership skills as a senior occupational therapist.
The rotations include the acute stroke, community assessment bed settings, medical, surgical, and respiratory alongside orthopaedics. There is a broader range of specialities within our service that you can experience, with an opportunity to tailor your development to progress your career. This can be a developmental band 5 to 6 post if required, where you will undertake a nine-month programme at a minimum to further develop your skills and knowledge to achieve this senior occupational therapy position.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties of the Role
This role provides the opportunity to build upon your clinical, managerial and leadership skills within a supportive, friendly, and forward-thinking team. We are committed to developing our staff through the provision of training and development opportunities. We advocate the engagement of therapists with the continuous development of themselves and our service. This post is suitable for a current band 6 or an experienced band 5 who is progressing their career towards a band 6 position.
If you have any queries, please contact Lisa Enright, Service Lead Occupational Therapist on Lisa.Enright@wsh.nhs.uk
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
To provide a high standard of occupational therapy provision to patients within the integrated therapies services across community, acute and external organisations as part of the rotation post
To work as an autonomous practitioner and participate in reflective practice, maintaining and furthering own professional development
To provide and participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students and therapy assistants
To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis, providing additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required.
To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
To provide a high standard of occupational therapy provision to patients within the integrated therapies services across community, acute and external organisations as part of the rotation post
To work as an autonomous practitioner and participate in reflective practice, maintaining and furthering own professional development
To provide and participate in professional supervision and training for other occupational therapists, students and therapy assistants
To assist the team lead in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the service provided to patients, on a day-to-day basis, providing additional support in the absence of the team lead and to the wider teams as required.
To actively contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal College of Occupational therapists (RCOT)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience as an occupational therapist within a range of settings
- Documented evidence of Clinical Professional Development, demonstrating transferrable skills
- Experience of working as a band/grade 5 occupational therapist in an UK health or social care setting
- Experience of supervising students or staff
Desirable
- Practice Educators Course
- Leadership or management training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the application of Occupational Therapy
- Excellent information technology skills
- High level written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to undertake a range of manual handling tasks
- Ability to prioritise in a fast-paced setting and be flexible in practice when required
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out the requirements of the post
Desirable
- Evidence of audits conducted and service service development initiatives
- Evidence of formal education and teaching
- Leadership training
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A high level of self-awareness and commitment to develop self
- Ability to work under pressure and in unpredictable circumstances
Other Requirements
Essential
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal College of Occupational therapists (RCOT)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience as an occupational therapist within a range of settings
- Documented evidence of Clinical Professional Development, demonstrating transferrable skills
- Experience of working as a band/grade 5 occupational therapist in an UK health or social care setting
- Experience of supervising students or staff
Desirable
- Practice Educators Course
- Leadership or management training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of the application of Occupational Therapy
- Excellent information technology skills
- High level written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to undertake a range of manual handling tasks
- Ability to prioritise in a fast-paced setting and be flexible in practice when required
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out the requirements of the post
Desirable
- Evidence of audits conducted and service service development initiatives
- Evidence of formal education and teaching
- Leadership training
Personal Qualities
Essential
- A high level of self-awareness and commitment to develop self
- Ability to work under pressure and in unpredictable circumstances
Other Requirements
Essential
- Frequent Travel Essential - You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
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).
