Overview
Senior Occupational Therapist - Unplanned Care role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in working across our busy A&E and Assessment areas, including frailty at the front door. There are opportunities to engage in training and development, innovative practice and service development. You will have professional support for your CPD from Band 7 Therapy team Leaders and from Senior Occupational Therapists from other specialties as required. The role may also require working with other inpatient therapy teams to provide senior therapy support. We are looking for enthusiastic candidates to join our teams.
Responsibilities
* Assesses and treats own caseload of patients / clients in a specialty and maintains associated records.
* To have a responsibility for Training & Development of occupational therapy staff, students and other staff groups in this specialty. Supervise less experienced occupational therapists, assistants and students.
* Participates as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area.
* Has a responsibility re-own CPD and other developmental activities.
* Involvement in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity.
* Participates in weekend, evening and Bank Holiday on-call for acute respiratory patients.
* Participates in providing 7-day services and extended working day, as required by the service. (Our service works on extended hours rotas working between 8 am and 6.30pm).
About Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula with strong transport links. We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, employing over 6,000 staff to serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral and surrounding areas. The Wirral is easily accessible by motorway, train, bus or ferry and is within easy reach of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as North Wales. For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Eleanor Brown
Job title: Clinical Lead OT
Email: eleanor.brown15@nhs.net
Telephone: 0151 604 7032
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