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2. Part time
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Employer: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Closing date: 03/04/2025 23:59
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Band 6
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* provide specialist spinal services at our world-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from diverse backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss flexible working options. We strive to be a family-friendly, inclusive employer.
If you need assistance with your application, contact [email protected] or call 01494 734868.
Join our BHT family and be part of a great place to work.
Job overview
Exciting opportunity for experienced Band 5 or current Band 6 to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, also covering Surgery. The team includes a Band 7, Band 6, Band 5, and Band 4s. We work closely with Physiotherapists, Discharge Coordinators, Rapid Response in the Community, and the Home First and Early Supported Discharge teams for Orthopaedics.
This is a friendly, supportive, and dynamic department with supervision, appraisal, CPD, and monthly training.
Main duties of the job
* Work with the multidisciplinary team to assess Trauma and Orthopaedic inpatients, developing treatment and discharge plans, liaising with community services.
* Support and lead the team in developing effective models, supervise and delegate in the absence of the Band 7, and develop your professional interests with support from senior staff.
Working for our organisation
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Benefits of working with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Learning and development opportunities, flexible working, NHS benefits including generous leave, pension, discounts, and wellbeing services.
Our values and culture
We promote inclusion, diversity, dignity, and respect. We support the Armed Forces community. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities, and be a great place to work. Our mission is to deliver personal and compassionate care, guided by our CARE values: collaborate, aspire, respect, enable.
Job description and responsibilities
Refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed responsibilities. Internal applicants may consider secondment with line manager support. For assistance due to disability, contact [email protected] with the vacancy reference.
Person specification
Education, qualifications & training
* Current registration with the Health Professions Council
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Evidence of CPD in a personal development portfolio
Desirable criteria
* Formal courses relevant to the specialty
* Membership of professional groups
* Fieldwork/clinical educators course
Experience
* Experience in a junior rotational Occupational Therapy post, including Orthopaedics or Surgery, with discharge planning
* Managing own caseload and prioritization
* Effective team interaction and contribution to decision-making
* CPD, reflective practice, evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning
Skills, abilities & knowledge
* Applying specialist knowledge and clinical decision-making
* Effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and carers
* Team participation and contribution
* Task planning and organization
* Handling high-pressure situations
* Performing assessments and clinical diagnosis
* Maintaining confidentiality and dignity
Special circumstances
* Assertiveness
* Emergency participation
* Flexibility and weekend working
* Empathy and emotional resilience
* Physical ability with reasonable adjustments
* Self-motivation
PPE requirements:
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations
Successful candidates will need to complete a COVID-19 risk assessment.
Application deadline: The post closes at midnight on the specified date. We may close earlier if necessary.
Contact details: We will contact candidates via the email provided. Check regularly.
Application process: Successful applicants' details will be transferred to the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: Monitoring and safeguarding info are not visible to the panel; safeguarding info may be visible during interviews.
Travel expenses: Not reimbursed for interviews.
Smoking: All sites are NO SMOKING.
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Applicant requirements
Must hold appropriate UK professional registration. The role is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020.
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