Senior Occupational Therapist - Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation
Senior Occupational Therapist - Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation
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Job Description
This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System
Organisations within scope are as follows:
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Southern Health Foundation Trust
- Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
- University Hospital Southampton
- Solent NHS Trust
- South Central Ambulance Service
- Isle of Wight NHS Trust
- Hampshire Hospitals
NHS Salary Band: Band 6
Salary: 37338 - 44962 per annum
Work Location: Queen Alexandra Hospital Cosham
Hours per week: Full-time (37.5 hours)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Lotus Rehabilitation Centre Multidisciplinary Team working with a variety of patients after stroke and complex neurological conditions. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge within a varied neurological and stroke caseload within the inpatient rehabilitation setting. We are passionate about the role of Occupational Therapy in neurology with a key focus on occupational focused assessment and intervention in both physical and cognitive domains.
Lotus Rehabilitation Centre is a 26 bedded inpatient rehabilitation unit providing specialist multidisciplinary rehabilitation for adults with stroke or complex neurological needs.
You will be supervised and supported by a specialist band 7 Occupational Therapist this will include regular supervision 1:1 joint patient sessions and individualised training. This position will offer opportunities for junior staff supervision participation in quality improvement project and audits. Regular in-house training is provided as well as peer support across the neurological pathway. There is also the opportunity to apply for specialist CPD external funding to further enhance and develop your skills within neurology.
We support flexible working and prioritise staff wellbeing in our trust.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-quality patient-centred care
- Conduct comprehensive neurological assessments and develop treatment plans to enable patients to achieve their maximum level of independence.
- Participate in discharge planning including complex discharges and liaising with community services to ensure safe and effective transitions of care.
- To have strong clinical reasoning skills with the ability to manage a caseload independently.
- To have the ability to adapt to different clinical areas within neurology and manage the challenges of working in a busy hospital environment.
- Support and supervise Band 5 Occupational Therapists Therapy Assistants and students.
- Contribute to service development initiatives audits and quality improvement projects.
- Demonstrate commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.
What We Offer:
- A structured and supportive rotational program with access to diverse specialties within neurology.
- Opportunities for professional development including access to internal and external training courses clinical supervision and mentoring.
- A friendly and supportive team environment with a focus on staff well-being.
- Access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources to support your clinical practice.
- NHS pension scheme generous annual leave and other staff benefits.
Join us and be part of a dedicated team that makes a difference every day!
For further information please contact Chelsea Phillips OT Team Leadext. 6438.
Qualifications :
- Occupational Therapist BSc or MSc
- HCPC registration
- At least 18 months post-registration experience working as an Occupational Therapist.
Additional Information :
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and Disability and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
