Band 6 Occupational Therapist - trauma and Orthopaedics

Job summary

Recruiting now for a Senior Occupational Therapist for our Orthopaedic Therapy team! This role would be an excellent opportunity for anyone with an interest in Orthopaedics. Development opportunities from band 5 to band 6 would be available if appropriate.

The post holder will be providing specialist occupational therapy assessments and treatments to patients requiring Orthopaedic care here at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Case loads will be across the acute orthopaedic wards, orthopaedic outpatients and Day Surgery Unit.

The successful candidate will be part of the dynamic assessment and rehabilitation team, facilitating a smooth transition from the Orthopaedic wards at the hospital to the community, They will be involved in implementing treatment plan effectively and safely and using their specialist skills as appropriate for assessment and treatment. There will be a requirement to participate in the weekend rota.

Providing support and supervision to rotating Band 5 staff, and therapy assistants and enabling Practice Placements for student Occupational Therapists.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk