Senior Occupational Therapist in Hospital avoidance and complex care

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Hospital avoidance team and Complex care team for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist, who will work three days in hospital avoidance and complex care team who is ready for a challenge and a new career pathway and is committed to providing a quality therapy service, to patients in the Emergency department at Pinderfields Hospital and assessments units on the Pinderfields and Dewsbury sites and working to support patients with their recovery and discharge planning at Dewsbury Hospital .

The teams works generically as well a maintaining our professional roles and standards, the team is made up with a GP, Consultants, physiotherapists and nurses and have dedicated Care coordinators to support rapid discharge in the hospital avoidance team and the complex team have a supportive team of therapists working with the wider MDT, the team have strong links to community services such as Virtual ward, IV therapy team, ICT and reablement services etc.

The team works 5 days over 7 per week, standard working pattern with shift patterns: 8am - 4pm and 10am - 6pm within the hospital avoidance team and 8-4pm in the complex care team at Dewsbury, flexible working will be considered.

The team see a variety of conditions from falls to a fast track patient who's wish is to return home. The successful candidate will need to be adaptable, have excellent communication skills, strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that professional standards are maintained in patient management and treatment within the service provided.

To co-ordinate and liaise with other relevant disciplines and agencies and encourage inter-disciplinary co-operation at all levels.

To evaluate the Therapy Service and plan future developments together with the Clinical Lead, Service Lead and Therapy service lead To supervise and support Team Members

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Trust-wide

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

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

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