Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time permanent band 5 occupational therapist to join our rotation programme. This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, knowledge and leadership across a range of settings including acute and community teams. The rotational post would be suitable for someone seeking to develop their clinical and leadership skills in a wide range of specialities.
You will benefit from working in a friendly NHS Trust which offers a wide range of rotational experiences in different teams and specialities including: Early Intervention Team, medicine, surgery, respiratory, community inpatients, hand therapy, neurology/stroke, and orthopaedics. A couple of the rotations require some weekend working.
Main duties of the job
To provide assessments and interventions with patients within the rotational settings. To participate in professional supervision and training, building upon the skills and knowledge as you progress. To assist the team in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the service provided to patients. To contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.
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 the full job description and person specification attached for main responsibilities of the role.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification attached for main responsibilities of the role.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/Msc/Diploma)
Desirable
- Membership of the RCOT
- HCPC registration
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Documented Evidence of Clinical Professional Development (CPD), demonstrating transferrable skills
Desirable
- Appropriate/relevant clinical experience during training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven team player
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills
- Evidence of excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to undertake Manual Handling tasks
- Organisational skills
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Use own initiative
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
- IT skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Knowledge and use of coping skills to deal with stressful situations
Other Requirements
Essential
- You must either hold a full, current driving license 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/Diploma)
Desirable
- Membership of the RCOT
- HCPC registration
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Documented Evidence of Clinical Professional Development (CPD), demonstrating transferrable skills
Desirable
- Appropriate/relevant clinical experience during training
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven team player
- Demonstrable interpersonal skills
- Evidence of excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to undertake Manual Handling tasks
- Organisational skills
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Use own initiative
- Ability to travel to all rural locations to carry out post
- IT skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Knowledge and use of coping skills to deal with stressful situations
Other Requirements
Essential
- You must either hold a full, current driving license 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).
