Employer The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Shrewsbury hospital Town Shrewsbury Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum/ pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/06/2025 23:59
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Oncology maternity cover
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Inpatient team therapy team at RSH for 9 month maternity leave cover. This post holder will work clinically on our Oncology ward at RSH collaborating with a Band 5 and 6 Physiotherapist. The post holder will work closely with the Macmillan Integrated Therapy Team to provide expert Oncology knowledge and advice to Therapy colleagues within the wider Inpatient team.
The post is based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
The post includes involvement in the in service training rota as well as clinical supervision of both therapy staff and students.
Participation in the weekend discharge rota will be expected.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will treat Oncology patients on Ward 23 including rehabilitation and discharge planning which may be complex.
We encourage perspective candidates to contact for further information regarding this exciting opportunity and welcome anyone wishing to visit us for a look around the area and to meet the excellent staff working within the service.
Working for our organisation
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust is ideally situated with access to the coast and 3 international airports within a short driving distance and the countryside on our doorstep.
We have good links with local universities offering student placements as well as apprentice training across Therapies. There is an established preceptorship programme which offers new graduates' opportunity for learning alongside the existing workforce. The senior staff work in partnership with this programme to support their learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Occupational Therapist
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* Evidence of specialist clinical training in relevant areas
Experience of NHS work
* Experience of working within the NHS.
* Experience of supervising junior and non-qualified staff
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In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
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We commit to removing barriers for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions in recruitment, training, and career progression. We will offer an interview to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the above position and will support reasonable adjustments wherever possible. In addition, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are male, from black and minority ethnic backgrounds or who have a disability, as these are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We are committed to offering an interview to applicants from the Armed Forces community who meet the minimum criteria for the position. In addition, for those who are successfully appointed from the Armed Forces community, the Trust are committed to recognising previous service and rank in terms of pay, annual leave and other terms and conditions.
We are committed to equal opportunities in employment. The policies and practices of the Trust aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of all people. At the heart of our policy, we seek to treat people fairly, flexibly and with dignity and respect.
We are committed to making the Trust a great place to work, where all staff can reach their full potential and bring their whole self to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from an Ethnic minority background are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We aim to create a trusting, flexible workplace, that attracts talent and enables everyone to be their best working self. Many of our colleagues work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise a fair and equitable process that balances your needs, the needs of our patients and service delivery.
Thank you for your interest in The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, we look forward to receiving your application for employment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this post will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Name Sarah Sandy Job title Therapy Team Manager inpatients Email address sarah.sandy3@nhs.net Telephone number 07394401540 Additional information
If you have problems applying, contact
Address The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Shrewsbury Business Park
1 Douglas Court
Anchorage Avenue
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6LG
Telephone 01743 492402
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