Occupational Therapist

Job overview

**Previous applicants need not apply**

We are excited to advertise a Band 5 to Band 6 Development Occupational Therapist role within the Acute OT Team at Great Western Hospital.

The successful post holder will join a team of Occupational Therapists, Apprentices and Therapy Assistants working across Medical, Surgical and Respiratory wards, supporting patients, families and carers with discharge planning and facilitating safe transitions home from hospital.

We are a supportive, welcoming and passionate team who work collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for our patients, while supporting one another's development and wellbeing. We place great value on ensuring new team members feel confident and well supported, and therefore offer a comprehensive induction programme, regular in-service training, and opportunities for continued professional development.

You can also expect regular support through clinical and managerial supervision, daily caseload discussions, and monthly team meetings.

This is a development post offering the opportunity to progress from Band 5 to Band 6. With the support and development opportunities available, we would expect the successful candidate to achieve the required competencies and objectives within approximately 12 months, enabling progression to a substantive Band 6 position

Main duties of the job

Support the clinical delivery of Occupational Therapy on the Acute Wards by:

• Prioritising patients who require OT to support weekends discharges.
• Provide interventions inc. Assessing and providing equipment to enable and support on discharge.
• Providing Risk Assessments for care agencies for new equipment.
• Signposting and referring patients on to services to support follow up on discharge.
• Liaising with the MDT to support problem solving blocks to weekend discharges for example working with transport teams and our discharge support teams.
• Providing guidance and training to patients and their families and carers to promote independence to manage at home, following acute illness.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assist with the modernisation of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention.
• To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for all patients on their wards. Supervision will take the form of regular formal training, clinical reasoning session’s and one to one sessions with a supervisor.
• The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

Please see attached job description for full details.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.