Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who demonstrates high level of neuro-rehabilitation and communication skills within a multidisciplinary environment and wants to develop and specialise in the area of neurological rehabilitation.

The Hillingdon Specialist Rehabilitation Service has 32 level 2 neuro-rehabilitation beds with an additional 4 level 1 beds. It is split across 2 units, The Alderbourne Unit and Daniels Rehabilitation Unit both based at Hillingdon hospital. This post will be split across both units.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

- Gain experience in providing specialist OT for patients with a variety of neurological conditions and complexity including acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury.

- Work within an established multidisciplinary neurological therapy team and develop close links with social services and other agencies.

- Have excellent opportunities to develop your skills in physical and cognitive rehabilitation, specialist seating and complex case management.

• Have opportunities to contribute to the service development.

We are looking for candidates who:

Have HCPC registration and post graduate experience in physical health.

Have NHS experience at minimum Band 5 level, including rotations within neurological rehabilitation or experience treating stroke patients and other neurological conditions

Are hardworking, adaptable, possess high-level communications skills, initiative and resilience.

Demonstrate strong teamwork skills

Car driver desirable

Our integrated therapy service is committed to continuing your professional development (CPD) alongside providing high quality patient care. You will be given regular support, training, clinical supervision and will participate in in-house training sessions. You will also have opportunity to developing your supervision and leadership skills, supported by the Therapy team lead.

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.