Occupational Therapist

Job summary

In Herefordshire and Worcestershire, we really believe in our CARES ethos and values, and our ambition is to transform how health & care is delivered across the county. We are passionate about delivering high quality Community Stroke Care and improving the quality of life for Stroke Survivors.

An opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our expanding team. We are currently undergoing a period of transformation to roll out the ICSS model. If you are a great team player, innovative an excellent communicator and have a track record of delivering high quality patient care in Stroke then this might be the role for you.

The job would be 22.5hrs worked flexibly on a rota system covering the county of Worcestershire. We support flexible working, and the Trust is excellent in supporting well-being.

As a trust we offer a robust induction period and continue to promote opportunities for development through 1:1 supervision session, peer working and in-service training.

Main duties of the job

Day to day, you will be undertaking comprehensive assessments of mild-moderate-severe stroke patients including those with multiple pathologies/co-morbidities, using specialist OT assessment tools to identify their personalised goals alongside the MDT. You will formulate individual programmes of rehabilitation using clinical reasoning and utilising a range of treatment skills, targeting realistic and measurable, patient-led goals. It is also expected that you will offer support and education to carers/families.

You will attend the weekly MDT in which the team will discuss the progress of patients and identify goals that are achieved and ongoing. You will also liaise with other health care professionals within the Trust/Acute Trust and surrounding borders.

We pride ourselves on being truly interdisciplinary, so you will also be involved with supporting patients to undertake their personalised rehab programmes to promote independence. These sessions are part of a rehabilitation focused approach of which we can evidence great results in patients regaining independence.

Job responsibilities

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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