Occupational Therapist- Medicine

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6  to join our General Medical and Surgical Team at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

The successful candidate should be pro-active, flexible and demonstrate excellent communication, clinical and organisational skills required to work in a fast paced environment, working on providing excellent assessment, discharge planning and placing a key focus on admission avoidance. As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist in a large and busy team you will be required to demonstrate leadership skills and be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner.

The team  consists of Band 7 team leaders, Experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Band 5 Occupational Therapists and Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistants. They work closely with the larger Multidisciplinary Team.

We offer:

• A supportive working environment with regular supervision and CPD opportunities.
• Various opportunities for learning and development
• Involvement in Service Development

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist Occupational Therapy Interventions using an evidence based, flexible and patient-centred approach.

• To work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to meet the complex health and social care needs of people who are referred to our services.

• To provide supervision and leadership for relevant junior members of occupational therapy staff in conjunction with the team leader.

• To provide supervision and training for students on practice placement

• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational Therapy services within a designated specialist team.

• To maintain a flexible and adaptable approach will be necessary to ensure delivery of an excellent OT service across all pathways.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Attached you will find the job description and person specification which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

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