Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Occupational Therapist looking for a chance to establish and develop your skills across a wide range of settings and client groups, on the beautiful Isle of Wight, situated a few miles off the English South Coast?
Are you committed to the Occupational Therapy profession and keen to provide a high-quality effective service to service users to improve the outcomes within their occupational performance and activities of daily living?
If your answer to these questions is yes, you could be one of the people we are looking for to join us on the Isle of Wight.
This role requires a flexible and innovative Occupational Therapist to provide effective evidence-based interventions, assessments, within dedicated Occupational Therapy teams.
You would be based within a friendly and supportive Occupational therapy teams with good working relationships with Physiotherapists and speech and Language Therapists across each of the settings, in an NHS Trust with a commitment to personal development and in-service training.
This rotational post includes the following settings:
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Community Stroke Rehabilitation
- Acute In-Patient
- Community Rehabilitation
- Paediatrics Occupational Therapy
- Mental health
A UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is required as this rotational post covering the community
Main duties of the job
It is an opportunity to work alongside specialist therapists across other disciplines as well as be a key part in service development to support implementation and delivery of an effective needs led service.
The Occupational Therapy Service provides an excellent clinical supervision programme, active professional development, service development working parties and actively supports student placements from several universities.
You will need to/have:
- Relevant qualifications and current registration with HCPC
- Current clean, full driving license
- Demonstrate high-level written and oral (including telephone and teletherapy/video calling) communication skills
- Be self-motivated and able to work in a team environment
- Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence-based practice
- Demonstrate a high level of organisational and time management skills
- Ability to work within the Values and Visions framework of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- A genuine wish to live on a Beautiful Island (with good ferry connections to the mainland)
The Isle of Wight NHS is committed to personal development via supervision, a friendly network of colleagues, post-graduate, and in-service training as well as support for CPD.
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The rotation enables the service to maintain consistent service delivery that aims to assist in safe discharge, reducing length of stay, prevent admission and increased independence, health, and wellbeing for our service users.
Job Purpose
- An entry level to the profession this is a learning post for a newly qualified Occupational Therapist interested in gaining experience in a range of clinical settings.
- Aim to enhance health and well-being by facilitating participation in meaningful activity.
- This post is vital to facilitate as far as possible each clients return to maximum function and independence through a range of therapeutic interventions.
- Interventions have a significant impact on the wider economy in:
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- reducing length of stay in hospital
- reducing admissions and re-admissions
- reducing residential placements through both social care and continuing health care
- reducing domiciliary care packages improving health outcomes
Job Statement
- To manage a defined caseload of patients using evidence-based person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and review interventions.
- To assist in the supervision of Occupational Therapy students and assistants.
- To actively contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy Service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The rotation enables the service to maintain consistent service delivery that aims to assist in safe discharge, reducing length of stay, prevent admission and increased independence, health, and wellbeing for our service users.
Job Purpose
- An entry level to the profession this is a learning post for a newly qualified Occupational Therapist interested in gaining experience in a range of clinical settings.
- Aim to enhance health and well-being by facilitating participation in meaningful activity.
- This post is vital to facilitate as far as possible each clients return to maximum function and independence through a range of therapeutic interventions.
- Interventions have a significant impact on the wider economy in:
-
- reducing length of stay in hospital
- reducing admissions and re-admissions
- reducing residential placements through both social care and continuing health care
- reducing domiciliary care packages improving health outcomes
Job Statement
- To manage a defined caseload of patients using evidence-based person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and review interventions.
- To assist in the supervision of Occupational Therapy students and assistants.
- To actively contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy Service.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state registration with HCPC - or applied for
- Demonstrated broad knowledge and applications of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrated broad knowledge and applications of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of treatment techniques relevant to improve and maintain Occupational Performance and Processing for the defined client group.
- Applied knowledge of current legislation
Physical Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance.
- Demonstrated ability to complete complex physical skills required, involving the manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error. E.g., manual handling.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current state registration with HCPC - or applied for
- Demonstrated broad knowledge and applications of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrated broad knowledge and applications of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
- Demonstrated applied knowledge of treatment techniques relevant to improve and maintain Occupational Performance and Processing for the defined client group.
- Applied knowledge of current legislation
Physical Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrate current clean driving licence, access to a car with business insurance.
- Demonstrated ability to complete complex physical skills required, involving the manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error. E.g., manual handling.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
