South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

22.5 Hours per week

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Occupational Therapy Department is seeking to appoint a dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical skills. The post holder will be working within the field of elective orthopaedics and will be key in supporting the Senior Specialist in providing the Occupational Therapy Service for this specialty.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at The FriarageHospital within Orthopaedics. You will work within a multidisciplinary team offering specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for patients with a range of orthopaedicconditions. You will require post-graduate clinical experience ideally in a range of core areas. You will need to be able to work as part of a team and on your own, frequently using your own initiative. Excellent communication and organisational skills, enthusiasm, commitment and ability to negotiate across a wide range of agencies are also vital for this post.

You will be supported by the Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 7) and a Therapy Lead.

We facilitatetraining sessions and staff are encouraged and supported in their continuous professional development through workshops and clinical supervision.

About us

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be encouraged to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete the training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Date posted

10 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-HNO-6178827

Job locations

The Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oTo hold a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Current HCPC registration

Desirable

Post registration courses relevant to the clinical area

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in multi-disciplinary team * Information technology literate

Desirable

oPost graduate experience in a range of clinical areas.
oExperience of orthopaedics

Personal attributes

Essential

oAble to travel independently in relation to this post.
oAbility to work with indirect supervision
oGood time management skills

Knowledge and skills

Essential

oPrevious student supervision experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oTo hold a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Current HCPC registration

Desirable

Post registration courses relevant to the clinical area

Experience

Essential

oExperience of working in multi-disciplinary team * Information technology literate

Desirable

oPost graduate experience in a range of clinical areas.
oExperience of orthopaedics

Personal attributes

Essential

oAble to travel independently in relation to this post.
oAbility to work with indirect supervision
oGood time management skills

Knowledge and skills

Essential

oPrevious student supervision experience

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Friarage Hospital

Bullamoor Road

Northallerton

DL6 1JG

Employer's website

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