B5 Occupational Therapist - City Rotation

Job summary

Are you looking for a rotational post which will allow you to develop clinical skills across a range of specialities? If the answer is yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you at Leicestershire Partnership Trust.

This post gives an opportunity to gain clinical skills in inpatient and community therapy. Shift patterns differ for each rotation with the community team providing a 7-day service, and other teams being Monday-Friday.

What's the Deal?

Support galore: You will be working as part of a team of established and supportive OTs along with other professionals. If applicable you will be enrolled on a year long preceptorship programme alongside regular supervision as well as opportunities to attend in-service training.

Explore and Grow: The rotation includes community therapy in Hinckley, D2A ward and Stroke ward at Coalville hospital, Community Mental health services for older people and Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke services in Loughborough or Hinckley.

Be part of something bigger: You'll be a key player in our integrated and specialist community services, working alongside amazing health and social care professionals.

Tech Savvy (Training Provided): You'll need to get comfortable with electronic patient records but don't worry, we'll give you all the training and support you need.

Mobility: It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence with access to an appropriate vehicle.

Any questions? Please contact me on michelle.walker49@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Your Mission: You'll be providing an occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation service to the patients on your area of rotation.

Your Superpowers: You will possess a professional approach with good communication and problem-solving skills with a positive approach to MDT working and person centred care. You will be keen to learn and develop and engage with a wide variety of OT interventions in a variety of settings.

Team working: You will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues regarding clinical work, and with other professionals from within the appropriate MDT and outside agencies.

Experience: You must be a HCPC registered OT. This post is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who has just graduated or someone who has already been practicing but is interested in experiencing a variety of clinical settings.

Settings: Hinckley Community Therapy; D2A Ward Coalville, Stroke Ward Coalville, Mental Health Services for Older People Loughborough or Hinckley, Community Integrated Neurology and Stroke Services Loughborough or Hinckley. The area that you start in will be dependent upon where the vacancy sits.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Evington Centre

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QG

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Evington Centre

Gwendolen Road

Leicester

Leicestershire

LE5 4QG

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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