Job overview
Are you an Occupational Therapist, with an interest in developing your skills in the area of Stroke assessment and rehabilitation?
The Stroke team in York are looking for a full time static Band 5 Occupational Therapist for up to a 9 month period.
The role involves working as part of the multi-disciplinary team based in York. This enthusiastic team are committed to helping patients to achieve the best possible rehabilitation outcomes following a Stroke.
The role will allow the successful candidate to develop a broad range of skills, in both assessment and treatment of Stroke within acute and rehabilitation settings.
There are opportunities to work alongside experienced clinicians, and the whole team are committed to on-going staff training and development. The team delivers services over a flexible pattern of working, and have a variety of service improvement projects in progress. The successful candidate will have opportunities to develop their leadership skills and lead on their own service improvement projects.
If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to develop clinical skills and knowledge, operational awareness, service improvement and leadership skills. We have an established programme of clinical and managerial supervision, and we will expect the successful candidate to be proactive in their approach to development of themselves, and supportive in the development of others.
We are looking for someone who has a genuine interest in developing their skills in this diverse and challenging specialty, and you should have post graduate experience in Stroke, and an awareness of complex discharge planning and patient centred rehabilitation.
Training and advice are available from Specialist Occupational Therapists and Advanced Clinical Specialists who work across all sites.
We strongly support a home first culture, to optimise the functional independence and safety of our patients.
We would strongly encourage anyone interested in this exciting opportunity to contact us for more information.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.
4. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
5. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
6. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
7. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
8. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
9. Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
10. HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
11. Evidence of postgraduate training within occupational therapy or specialist area
12. Membership of professional body
13. Evidence of relevant CPD activities
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
14. Experience in a wide range of occupational therapy student placements.
15. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary health care team
16. Good working knowledge of Occupational Therapy process and experience in delivering Occupational therapy including assessment, clinical reasoning, intervention, evaluation, and models of practice
17. Evidence of knowledge relevant to role
Desirable criteria
18. NHS experience through placement and/or employment work
19. Evidence of clinical and knowledge skills within relevant area
20. Experience of working in a client driven/NHS environment
21. Good working knowledge of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
22. Experience of acute care work, complex discharge planning