Senior Occupational Therapist - Stroke Service
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Job summary
Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion for stroke / neurology and looking to develop your skills in a senior role? Due to the expansion in our Stroke service we have opportunities available forfull or part time hours, including a substantive or secondment contract within the Stroke Therapy team.
Our Stroke Service comprises of a 38 bedded (including hyper-acute beds) Acute Stroke Unit at the Royal Derby Hospital with a further extension of 10 extra beds within the acute setting. There is also a 21 bedded Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital. Our valued OT service is embedded across the inpatient pathway
We are a forward thinking service, utilising an evidence based approach to ensure the provision of a quality based service and therefore optimising outcomes for our stroke patients.
We are looking for a senior Occupational Therapist who enjoys being part of an MDT, is resourceful and enthusiastic and can demonstrate the impact and value that Occupational Therapy can bring to the stroke pathway.
Our MDT have specialist knowledge/skills which they will be able to share in supervision and individual sessions. You will have regular in-service training with our Clinical Specialist OT and will be encouraged to use your study days and seek external training, such as NCORE.
Main duties of the job
To work in support of senior Occupational Therapists to provide a high standard OT service for stroke patients.
To be responsible for supervising and teaching junior staff, assistants and students working within the same speciality.
To provide advanced occupational therapy assessment and treatment to stroke patients and provide specialist advice and support to other professionals regarding the management of stroke patients throughout the Trust.
- You will be required to demonstrate that you are:
- Organised and efficient
- Have demonstrable experience in stroke care.
- Relevant working knowledge of the National Stroke Guidelines/ NICE standards
- Have experience of supervising and teaching others.
- An enthusiastic and motivated team member
- An excellent communicator
- Flexible and adaptable to meet service requirements
- Genuinely interested in supporting the needs of those with complex and physical and cognitive impairment
- Able to work on your own as well as part of a team
- Flexible with regard to 7 day working
Closing date of applications: 12th February 2025
Date of interview: 26th February 2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Details
Date posted
29 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
320-CDCS-3411
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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