Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist: MSK Outpatients

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a newly developed role in the OT trauma out-patient service at NUH. The role has been designed to work in partnership with the team leader focusing specifically on clinical leadership and development of the OT trauma out-patient services. There will be a caseload of complex upper and lower limb patients requiring acute management and functional rehabilitation.

You will be working in both the fracture clinic and general OT out-patient environments alongside a highly skilled, innovative and motivated team of OT’s and the wider MDT.

Weekend working is required, a maximum of 1 day in six weekends.

Main duties of the job

Full duties are outlined in the job description and person specification. In summery you will be required to:

• Provide clinical cover as part of the OT trauma out-patient team to fracture clinic and the out-patient follow-up and rehabilitation services
• Assess and treat patients to facilitate recovery and return to function following upper/lower limb trauma using specialist skills including splinting and bracing
• Facilitate a dynamic upper limb rehabilitation services
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team across the in and out-patient settings.
• Work alongside MSK clinical specialist to continuously evaluate and develop clinical service provision in line with national standards and guidelines.
• Provide evidence based clinical training and development to band 6, junior, support staff and students
• Support team leader in management of the out-patient team including cover of managerial and leadership duties in their absence
• Provide clinical supervision to band 6, junior and support staff
• Participate in student education
• Work flexibly, including late clinic cover and weekends where appropriate

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.