Job summary
Rotational Occupational Therapist - Band 6Great Western Hospital, Swindon
The Great Western Hospital is seeking to recruit enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our dynamic rotational programme. We also welcome applications from current Band 5 Occupational Therapists who are ready to progress into a Band 6 role and further develop their clinical skills.
About the Role
Our Band 6 rotational programme offers the opportunity to gain valuable and diverse experience across key clinical areas, including:
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Orthopaedic Therapy - Trauma and Elective
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Acute Occupational Therapy - Medicine and Surgery
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Front Door Therapy - Emergency Care and Admission Avoidance
Each rotation lasts 9 months, providing a structured yet varied experience while supporting patient flow and service demand across the hospital site.
Why Join Us?
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Broad clinical exposure across multiple specialties
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Structured development to support progression into senior practice
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Opportunity to work within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team
Interested?
If you would like to find out more or arrange a brief department walk-around, please get in touch:
We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
- The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational Therapy intervention to each service within the rotation.
- To participate in the Band 6 Rotation Scheme - 9 months within Acute Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedic Therapy and Front Door Therapy Services.
- To be aware of the total therapy needs of the team, the changing demands and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs.
- To be able to be proactive at delivering therapeutic interventions within a timely manner to enable patients to maintain their independence, identifying when patients would benefit from further rehabilitation and support services and to refer on to other services appropriately.
- To provide clinical leadership and specialist advice, through the supervision, coaching and education, for less experienced occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, students, support workers and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
About us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people. We are creating a heath and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation programme.
- To assist with the continuous service development of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
- To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision.
- To manage complex diverse cases which may include medical, neurological, traumatic brain injury, surgical, orthopaedic, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric conditions.
- The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week
Please see attached both job descriptions for full details
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To participate in the Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation programme.
- To assist with the continuous service development of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
- To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision.
- To manage complex diverse cases which may include medical, neurological, traumatic brain injury, surgical, orthopaedic, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric conditions.
- The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week
Please see attached both job descriptions for full details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with Health and care Professions Council
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development and postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area - e.g., Falls, Elderly rehabilitation, Frailty, Admission avoidance, Neurology, use of equipment.
Desirable
- Evidence of basic management training
- Registered field work educator
- Member of special interest group
- Member of professional body
- Computer skills qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in complex discharge planning within the NHS
- Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, community rapid response, admission avoidance, rehabilitation, community
- Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload.
- Working as part of an MDT and joint problem solving
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice
- Use of goal setting and outcome measures
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Experience of providing supervision for junior staff or assistants
- Lead for student supervision
- Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education
- Carrying out and receiving appraisal
Desirable
- Experience of Splints, braces and slings
- Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments.
- Involvement in audits
- Involvement in the recruitment and retention process.
- Participation in service development and implementation of change.
- Taking a lead role in project work
- Inter-disciplinary team working
- Experience of admission avoidance, community rapid response and/or rehab, Critical Care
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with Health and care Professions Council
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development and postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area - e.g., Falls, Elderly rehabilitation, Frailty, Admission avoidance, Neurology, use of equipment.
Desirable
- Evidence of basic management training
- Registered field work educator
- Member of special interest group
- Member of professional body
- Computer skills qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in complex discharge planning within the NHS
- Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, community rapid response, admission avoidance, rehabilitation, community
- Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload.
- Working as part of an MDT and joint problem solving
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice
- Use of goal setting and outcome measures
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Experience of providing supervision for junior staff or assistants
- Lead for student supervision
- Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education
- Carrying out and receiving appraisal
Desirable
- Experience of Splints, braces and slings
- Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments.
- Involvement in audits
- Involvement in the recruitment and retention process.
- Participation in service development and implementation of change.
- Taking a lead role in project work
- Inter-disciplinary team working
- Experience of admission avoidance, community rapid response and/or rehab, Critical Care
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).
