Overview
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Rotational Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 14 October 2025
You are invited to apply to join the integrated Therapy service providing Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and discharge planning to a wide range of patients. You will have the opportunity to experience rotations within the areas of Stroke, Complex Care (Critical Care and Neuro-rehabilitation), Frailty, Medicine, Surgery, Trauma, Elective Orthopaedics and Rheumatology. There may be the opportunity to express a preference for the clinical area.
Your caseload will have special emphasis on patients with acute illness or injuries, requiring assessment and treatment skills and the ability to discharge the patients home or onto the most appropriate service; this includes working within tight timeframes for patient discharges. Our out-patient rotations aim to achieve the best possible occupational outcomes for each individual.
You will be supported to develop the necessary skills to take a proactive role within the integrated therapy teams within your base hospital, alongside the ability to provide advice or cover on other Trust sites as required. You will liaise with senior Therapists to ensure the smooth and effective running of the integrated Therapy service. You will receive professional supervision from a Band 6 or Band 7 therapist, alongside an OT specific development structure.
Main duties of the job
* Hold and manage an active caseload within your current rotation at Worcestershire Royal Hospital or Alexandra Hospital.
* Liaise and provide accurate feedback to Senior therapy staff, supporting the allocation of the caseload, to ensure appropriate skill mix when completing timely assessment and discharge.
* Liaise with and provide advice/assistance to OT/PT assistants and students as appropriate.
* To contribute to effective team working within your rotational area and the wider MDT.
You will be working with, and supported by, a very skilled workforce and expected to work within a multi professional environment.
The Band 5 rotation is being actively developed as part of the new integrated therapy service. There will be regular group CPD sessions, one-to-ones, opportunities for observed practice sessions, all designed to enhance your personal and clinical development.
There may be the opportunity as part of the wider Therapies integration project to rotate into Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust.
The job role includes working bank holidays and 7 day working as part of a roster system as required.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities. Our new Trust shared values and behaviours are:-
* Being open and honest
* Ensuring people feel cared for
* Showing respect for everyone
We look forward to you joining us in this endeavour.
Job responsibilities
Rotations:
Based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. They will offer clinical experience in the following areas:
* Acute and General/Speciality Medicine Services:
You will develop skills in acute illness management; manual handling assessment and interventions; development of knowledge and experience around equipment provision; end of life and palliative care discharge planning.
* Acute Inpatient Stroke Ward:
You will develop skills, knowledge and experience of acute stroke. You will work closely with the MDT, following national guidelines to facilitate discharge planning.
* General and Vascular Surgery:
You will develop the skills and knowledge to facilitate discharge planning, including fast-paced discharges and be introduced to specialist equipment provision, including wheelchairs for amputees. You will participate in a range of community visits to support discharge planning and liaison with community services.
* Trauma and Orthopaedics/Elective Orthopaedics
You will be supported to develop confidence in administering assessments, providing equipment as required and completing cognitive assessments following acute traumatic brain injury. You will participate in outreach/community visits to support discharge planning. There is a strong emphasis on occupational focused assessments pre and post-surgery.
* Complex Care:
You will be working with patients with a range of complex neurological conditions based on the medical wards. You will be supported by skilled senior Therapists to participate in cognitive and mood assessments. There is the opportunity to develop skills in upper limb splinting to support occupational performance.
* GEMS/Frailty and Elderly Care:
You will develop skills, knowledge and experience in the specialist area of Geriatric Elderly medicine, including person-centred Dementia care. You will have the opportunity to be involved with complex discharge planning, MDT working and multi-factorial assessment and discharge planning.
You will develop the skills, knowledge and practice to be involved in the assessment and treatment of rheumatological conditions that have an impact on occupational performance. This is an Out-patient Service supported by experienced Senior Therapy staff. You will develop skills in upper limb splinting and gain experience of MDT working.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
* Evidence of recent acute hospital OT experience.
* Some knowledge of current best practice in OT.
* Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
* Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice.
* Basic knowledge of principles of clinical governance.
* Health, safety and risk awareness.
* Effective written and oral communication skills.
* Knowledge of Word/Excel
Qualifications
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* Active/Pending HCPC Registration
* Membership with RCOT
Experience
* Evidence of recent experience within the NHS.
* Varied clinical placement experience.
* Evidence of being able to apply an analytical approach to a clinical situation.
* Experience of working within a Multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience of discharge planning.
* Evidence of recent acute hospital OT experience.
* Experience of acute discharge planning.
Other Qualities
* Flexible attitude to routine and non-routine tasks.
* Ability to support the practice of junior grades.
* Ability to work in a team and to be a positive influence within the team, when working in an acute system.
* Ability to utilise supervision proactively.
* Good interpersonal skills with staff across all grades.
* Evidence of willingness to learn and utilise new skills.
* Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance.
* Ability to undertake the manual handling aspects of the role on a daily basis (see job description)
* Ability to travel / work between sites and carry out home visits.
* Ability to be flexible around core hours.
* To be able to cope with health and safety issues relating to Occupational Therapy, e.g. dealing with bodily fluids.
* Awareness of self, professional presentation to other staff and the public.
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