Main area Specialist Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (part time hours will also be considered) Job ref 223-OTC-297
Employer The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Princess Royal Hospital Telford Town Telford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59
Specialist Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist to Critical Care
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
This Specialist Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist role offers the post hold the exciting opportunity to bring together practice across the broad spectrum of Occupational Therapy. Patients in Critical Care often present with complex multifactorial rehabilitation needs, allowing the post holder to utilise skills from hand therapy to cognitive treatments, positioning progression to ADL advancement.
The successful candidate will be part of a specialist multi-disciplinary team with a need to be collaborative to achieve OT therapeutic aims within a mixed treatment session approach. This rehabilitative role is about early intervention to maximise Patients long term function through to meaningful recovery, as such previous rehabilitation experience is essential and candidates without critical care experience are very welcome to apply.
Patients are admitted to Critical Care with a broad spectrum of physical health concerns and complexity which influence therapy delivery and needs, the successful post holder with have frequent opportunity to expand their knowledge base of critical illness pathology.
This role is based within Critical Care however the successful candidate would be expected to continue to work with patients once they have transitioned to an acute ward to continue their rehabilitation journey. This service runs a monthly follow up clinic to support patients understand, process and move forward with life after ITU in which the post holder would attend.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work alongside Physiotherapists, Therapy Support Workers and the wider critical care multi-disciplinary team providing patient centred rehabilitation, helping to optimise recovery through engagement in physical, cognitive and psychological therapies. In addition this will include supporting patients and their families with provision of advice and support with discharge planning when appropriate. This role operates as part of a 7 day service with weekend working on a pro-rata basis. Duties include:
* To assess, diagnose, interpret and manage own specialist caseload of complex patients as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with Professional Code of Conduct and Health and Care Professions Council Regulations.
* The post holder will work in close co-operation with colleagues within all Care Groups to deliver a cohesive service that is user led ensuring a consistently high standard of patient care that is safe and timely.
* To work closely with Team Managers and senior therapists to ensure a robust structure of training, supervision and appraisal is delivered to all members within the team.
* To act as a source of Specialist advice and support within the Therapy Centre and across the Trust and the wider health service.
* Engage or lead on projects to develop services and learning opportunities for others including band 5's, assistant practitioners and students as well as celebrating learning and achievements with the wider therapy and MDT teams.
Working for our organisation
The Therapy centre is committed to the SaTH’s overall vision to provide excellent care for the communities we serve. As a member of the Therapy Services Team your contribution to the profession of Occupational Therapy will be integral in enabling patients to receive holistic assessment to enable them to recover with position rehabilitation outcomes.
SaTH is fortunate to have been awarded government backing for a multimillion pound investment to deliver the Hospital Transformation Plan. This funding will see the creation of new buildings and facilitates as well as streamline the service provision across both hospital sites at the Princess Royal and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. As part of this plan the Critical Care service will be relocated and based at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in a new and expanded purpose designed facility.
We believe in developing clinical and leadership skills at all levels and support all our specialist Occupational Therapists in having 10% of their time dedicated to supporting professional activity (SPA). Your SPA time will include and is not limited to: clinical supervision, opportunity to attend internal and external training relevant to your role and career aspirations and participation in service development opportunities.
With excellent transport links to our beautiful and diverse counties Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin offers great lifestyle opportunities as well as a friendly, family feel.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registered with Health and Care professional Council
* Evidence of broad range of pre and post qualification experience
* Evidence of experience in relevant areas of clinical practice including rehabilitation
* Evidence of teaching/student experience
* Previous experience of working within the NHS as a registered OT
* Evidence of working collaboratively within therapy sessions to achieve multiple therapeutic aims inline with Patient centred holistic therapy goals
* Participated in audit and research
* Previous experience working as an OT with neurological presentations
* Previous experience delivering cognitive therapy interventions
Knowledge
* Evidence of CPD detailing clinical experience relevant to the post
* Evidence of specialist level of clinical reasoning
Skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Willingness to develop leadership ability
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Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
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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.
Application numbers
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Name Ruth MacMullen Job title PRH Inpatient Therapy Team Manager Email address r.macmullen@nhs.net Telephone number 07394401524 Additional information
Bev Adams (PRH Inpatient Therapy Team Manager)
bev.adams2@nhs.net
Tel: 01952 641222 extension: 4640
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Address The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
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