Job summary
Are you looking for something different that will offer you a unique opportunity to develop your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills and support your career development? If yes, we have an exciting rotational position to support your learning in a variety of clinical areas.
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and evolving therapy teams at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust. Currently the band 6 rotation covers; Health Care of the Older Person, Amputees, Orthopaedics, Medical wards, ED/SSU and Mansfield Community Hospital/rehab. Wherever placed you will work as part of the therapy team helping to prevent patients from being admitted to hospital and maximising their chances of staying at home through timely therapy intervention and treatments.
As part of the wider therapy team you will be responsible for providing a high standard specialist occupational therapy service with a focus on preventing hospital admission, prompt therapy treatment and facilitating timely hospital discharge.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached
Person Specification
Contractual
Essential
- Flexible working, including 7 day working which will include late shifts.
Desirable
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Sound Clinical knowledge of medical conditions and applied occupational therapy techniques
- Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
- Delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Ability to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleague
- IT skills
- Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines
- Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills
Qualifications-Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
- BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Membership of the College of Occupational Therapists
Further Training
Essential
- Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level
- Practice Placement Educators training
Desirable
- APPLE Accreditation training
Experience
Essential
- Completion of postgraduate junior rotation to include a rotation in medicine
- Broad understanding of occupational therapy process and frameworks
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff and/or students
- NHS experience including knowledge of policies and procedures
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants and students
Person Specification
Contractual
Essential
- Flexible working, including 7 day working which will include late shifts.
Desirable
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Sound Clinical knowledge of medical conditions and applied occupational therapy techniques
- Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
- Delegation skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal & written)
- Ability to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleague
- IT skills
- Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines
- Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills
Qualifications-Academic/Craft/Professional
Essential
- BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Membership of the College of Occupational Therapists
Further Training
Essential
- Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level
- Practice Placement Educators training
Desirable
- APPLE Accreditation training
Experience
Essential
- Completion of postgraduate junior rotation to include a rotation in medicine
- Broad understanding of occupational therapy process and frameworks
- Experience of audit and service review
- Experience of supervising other staff and/or students
- NHS experience including knowledge of policies and procedures
Desirable
- Evidence of contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants and students
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
