Job summary
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and dynamic place to work. Our values - Patient Centred and Safe, Professional, Responsive and Friendly - are at the core of our practice and care and are the basis for our interactions with patients and each other.
We work collaboratively with our NHS partners across Wiltshire and into Dorset and Hampshire to ensure that local people have access to the best possible healthcare services.
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist with Stroke and/or Neuro experience to join the Stroke Therapy Team. The role will be based on the Stroke Unit within Salisbury District Hospital, assessing and managing a varied caseload including a range of neurological conditions within this specialised area.
Professional and specialist supervision is available from senior members of staff, and successful candidates will be working closely with all areas of the MDT.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Shutler - Clinical Lead Stroke Occupational Therapist - Phone - 01722 336 262 Extension 3181 Bleep 1459.
Main duties of the job
Our ideal candidate will be confident with appropriate experience, clearly able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of the role. They must be willing and able to lead on various elements of the work in this exciting and demanding acute area of Occupational Therapy. The successful candidate must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. They will be able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning and have the ability to explain their decisions and actions in a way that all concerned will be able to understand. They must also be able to demonstrate evidence of recent learning and examples of continued professional and clinical development.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Evidence of complex discharge planning
- Evidence of autonomous working
- Evidence of priortisation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of deputising in absence of senior staff
- Leading group sessions
- Evidence of representing the therapy team at ward-level meetings e.g. MDT meetings, care reviews, handovers
- Evidence of developing stroke-specific skills within practice
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Band 6 OT
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Range of postgraduate experience across core areas in an acute setting
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working with stroke and/or neurological conditions
Desirable
- Experience of supervising students
- Experience of qualified staff / unqualified staff
Additional
Essential
- Evidence of neuro-specific CPD from internal and external courses
- Desire to work at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Desire to work with stroke/neurological conditions
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching others
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Evidence of complex discharge planning
- Evidence of autonomous working
- Evidence of priortisation skills
Desirable
- Evidence of deputising in absence of senior staff
- Leading group sessions
- Evidence of representing the therapy team at ward-level meetings e.g. MDT meetings, care reviews, handovers
- Evidence of developing stroke-specific skills within practice
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- HCPC registration
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Band 6 OT
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Range of postgraduate experience across core areas in an acute setting
- Experience of service development
- Experience of working with stroke and/or neurological conditions
Desirable
- Experience of supervising students
- Experience of qualified staff / unqualified staff
Additional
Essential
- Evidence of neuro-specific CPD from internal and external courses
- Desire to work at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Desire to work with stroke/neurological conditions
Desirable
- Evidence of teaching others
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).
