Specialist Occupational Therapist (Rotational)
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustSearch for more jobs in London
Job overview
At St George’s, Occupational therapists work in specialist multi-disciplinary therapy services that have a strong focus on patient experience and continual improvement. The post offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking teaching Trust. We are looking for a dedicated occupational therapist who is motivated and keen to develop their clinical specialist knowledge and skills.
This role is a rotational post on the Band 6 Acute Occupational Therapy Rotation at St Georges Hospital. The rotation covers: STAR, Cardiac & Renal, Infectious Diseases, Hand Therapy, Amputee Rehab, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ortho-Geriatrics, Senior Health, Vascular & Surgery.
As a Band 6 OT you will benefit from peer support and supervision programmes and have access to multi-professional clinical specialists in a range of specialist areas. You will have opportunities to develop advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
You will also be encouraged to be involved in service development, research and audit, and supervise both students and Band 5 occupational therapists.
Main duties of the job
This post involves the provision of assessment and treatment across complex clinical caseloads and provides support for other team members with their treatment plans to facilitate safe and timely discharge.
The role also involves delivery and organisation of clinical supervision, teaching, completion of audit and invovlement service improvement projects.
You will assist with programmes for occupational therapy student placements including annual review and planning of placements, student allocation and induction, and student supervision.
The post also supports weekend working in Medicine, STAR Trauma and Orthopaedics and Plastics and Neurosciences on a 1 in 6 roster with compensatory rest days.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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