Occupational Therapist Band 6 Stroke - Development Post - Ridge Hill
Development Post - Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Annex 21 Applied for 12 month Training Period 75% of the top of Band 6
Main duties of the job
This is a senior occupational therapist post requiring significant post graduate experience.
The post holder will be responsible for rapid response, advanced assessment & treatment of complex and/or chronic presentations and will provide highly specialist advice for patients within the hospital and community setting and teaching and training to therapy colleagues working in other clinical areas, and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will also be responsible for supervision and training of other therapy staff including rotational band 5 staff, Therapy assistants and students.
The post holder will undertake a coordinating role in the delivery of the therapy service within their specific clinical area on a day-to-day basis and provide a 7-day therapy service in our clinical specialities.
Qualifications & Education
* Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registered
Knowledge and Training
* Evidence of post graduate training in specialist clinical area
* Understanding of developments within the NHS and the Trust, and their implication on Occupational Therapy
Experience
* Clinical experience at band 5 in core areas of respiratory, neurology and orthopaedics
Communication & Relationship Skills
* Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate, both written and orally, in a clear and logical manner including good standard of documentation
Analytical & Judgement Skills
* Demonstrate understanding of the governance framework and relevance to clinical practice
* Able to work as an autonomous practitioner in a defined clinical area and support others
Planning & Organisational Skills
* Evidence of leadership skills
* Demonstrates evidence of effective self-management including time, prioritisation, clinical caseload and demanding situations
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
* Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
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