We are looking to recruit a Specialist Occupational Therapist, working 2 days per week, to our Acute Medical team supporting the short stay wards in York hospital. This is a fixed term, 6 month opportunity with the potential of extending.
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a short‑term opportunity to develop your acute working and leadership skills? Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients? Do you want to be part of a highly motivated team, positively influencing patient journeys on a daily basis?
Responsibilities
* Be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medicine speciality, alongside the senior leadership team.
* Provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
* Use a patient‑centred approach to patient care.
* Participate in and provide formal and informal support and supervision.
* Contribute to multi‑disciplinary team working.
* Contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
* Use the Trust electronic patient record system.
* Abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
* Be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
What we offer you
The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, available to you through Clinical and Managerial supervision.
You will have opportunities to support staff and students, and contribute to service development projects and safe and effective delivery of quality patient care.
Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
Please note: If you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role. This post is not eligible for the Trust's relocation package. Interviews for this position will be held in person only at the hospital site. Remote interviews will not be available.
For further information on working for our Trust, please visit https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Ashley Morris, AHP Team Manager, ashley.morris2@nhs.net, 07425534266.
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