Job Overview
We have an opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic band 5 Occupational Therapist to work on a rotational basis across acute and community areas Scunthorpe. Together we aim to deliver high quality services across a range of clinical areas with core rotations lasting for 6 months and currently inclusive of medicine, stroke, orthopaedics, and intermediate care/community settings. In addition, we offer the opportunity to gain exposure to specialist clinical areas such as hand therapy and pediatrics.
This is an exciting opportunity for newly qualified or experienced band 5 occupational therapists to gain skills and experience working across both acute and community services.
Responsibilities
* Be responsible for the day‑to‑day management of your own caseload of patients.
* Participate in quality assurance processes for the allocation of work.
* Travel across the county to cover community settings and outreach duties.
* Work closely with social care staff and nurses.
* Make clinical evidence‑based decisions across a range of physical patient conditions.
* Work as an autonomous practitioner, managing and prioritising your caseload.
Additional Information
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. We employ nearly 20 000 staff across five main hospital sites: Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Megan O'Hara. Job title: Operational Lead. Email address: megan.ohara1@nhs.net. Telephone number: 07825120051.
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