Occupational Therapist - Bank

Job summary

We are looking for Occupational Therapists to join our bank here at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.

You will carry a varied individual caseload and have opportunities to gain experience across acute & community sites - Trauma & Orthopaedics, Neurology, Older Adults Rehabilitation, Acute Medicine, Children's Services, Oncology, Community Rehabilitation, & Admissions Avoidance. You will be supported and developed by experienced senior staff.

There maybe a requirement to work on a rota basis to provide weekend, bank holiday and extended hours cover.

Main duties of the job

To participate in the Junior rotation scheme which involves working across the Trust in a range of ward and other settings including but not exclusive to: medicine, orthopaedics, surgery, community rehabilitation & admission avoidance, Children's, Oncology .

To provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of patients in the area of each rotation and to the out of hours services.

To maintain close working relationships with other health professionals /referrers to ensure efficient, effective and appropriate delivery of the service.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.