Specialist Occupational Therapist - Respiratory Medicine

Job overview

Specialist Occupational Therapist - Respiratory Medicine

37.5 Hours per week (Flexible)

Permanent (potential for weekend working)

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Closing Date: 21st April 2025

Interview Date: 29th April 2025

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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Main duties of the job

• An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist At George Eliot Hospital covering a Respiratory and a general medicine ward.
• The successful applicant will work on our respiratory ward alongside the Respiratory MDT and upon a general medicine ward as well as being involved within pulmonary rehab services.
• The role will be to assess, treat, educate and rehab patients with a range of conditions to provide best support for their discharge.
• George Eliot has an excellent people development service with extensive CPD opportunities both trust led and provided by external companies.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within Respiratory Medicine. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
• To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants within Respiratory.
• To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice
• To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service requires

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for further detailed information on this post.

Please contact the named people for further discussion or any queries