Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a part time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our wheelchair service. We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist with a range of clinical skills with an interest in wheelchairs, posture and pressure care, working with both adults and children.
You will be working with experienced Occupational Therapy clinicians and Therapy Support Worker, we have recently facilitated a band 5 rotation into our wheelchair service as well. Along with opportunity to work alongside an experience rehab engineer.
You will also be working with the wider MDT - tissue viability, nursing and therapy team.
Assessments take place in a range of settings including clinics, person's own home as well as community settings such as care homes.
This is a forward thinking team where innovation and service development is encouraged.
The role covers the county of Herefordshire - access to a car and a clean driving licence is essential. The office base for the team is Belmont, Hereford.
Main duties of the job
To carry out holistic assessments for people requiring a wheelchair for long-term use - both manual and powered chairs. Completing specialist postural, pressure care and seating assessment based upon the oxford approach.
There is opportunity for training in relation to postural management, and upon discussion with the team lead , opportunity to attend key training events relevant to your role - for example - Posture and Mobility Group events.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT and the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
The Trust encourages applications from people outside of the NHS and welcomes the valuable experiences and skills they can bring to the organisation.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for Band 6 Occupational Therapy position.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for Band 6 Occupational Therapy position.
Person Specification
Edcucation and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
- Able to make independent, sound, clinical decisions and problem solve
- Able to manage busy case load and prioritise
- Ability to work autonomously using specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries
Experience
Essential
- NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment / wheelchairs
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
- Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written documentation
- Works well in a team
- Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
- Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
- Reliable
Other Factors
Essential
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
- Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post. I.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
- Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids
Person Specification
Edcucation and Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
- Able to make independent, sound, clinical decisions and problem solve
- Able to manage busy case load and prioritise
- Ability to work autonomously using specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries
Experience
Essential
- NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment / wheelchairs
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
- Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
- Evidence of ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written documentation
- Works well in a team
- Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
- Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
- Reliable
Other Factors
Essential
- Able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
- Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post. I.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
- Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids
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).
