Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist with stroke and Neuro experience you will not want to miss out on the opportunity to join an experienced Occupational Therapy Team working across the inpatient ,intermediate care and early supported discharge services as a Band 6 based at Warrington Hospital. The post would be suitable for an occupational Therapist who has a passion for working within stroke and neurology and who enjoys working as a part of a large multi-disciplinary team and be able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of this specialist role

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills and have a passion for working in the Stroke and Neurology team. The main duties will include taking responsibility to manage a personal clinical caseload entailing the assessment, treatment and discharge planning of stroke and other Neuro patients within the in patient stroke ward, specialist intermediate care bed base and in their own homes as part of the Early supported discharge service. The successful candidate will have excellent organizational skills, flexibility and time management skills in order to work within the demands of a busy service .The successful post holder will be expected to provide supervision and support to junior members of the therapies team and engage actively in quality improvement initiatives, service development and professional & personal development. You will be well supported by a Senior Occupational therapy team with regular clinical supervision and training in the role .The successful candidate should be a car driver with access to a vehicle that can be used for business use

For further information related to this post or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Janette Singleton Clinical Lead OT or Laurie Marsden Band 7 OT on 01925 662972

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.