We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to rotate between our Stroke and Neurology Teams, who is passionate about delivering high quality, patient-centred care.
* Assist Therapy Clinical Leads and Band 7 Therapy Team in the planning, co‑ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Therapy service provided to patients within stroke and neurology service on a day-to-day basis.
* To manage a clinical caseload using evidence‑based assessments, treatment and discharge planning to patients within the clinical speciality.
* To work as part of an MDT and provide highly specialised therapy advice to members of the MDT.
* To deputise for the Band 7 Occupational Therapist on clinical and managerial duties within the team.
* To participate in 7‑day services.
Our Therapy service is a dynamic and exciting team that works across our three main sites at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate and Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, as well as supporting patients across our satellite sites.
We form part of a close MDT working on all the wards and the therapy team are key team members in the rehabilitation of patients and discharge planning. We firmly believe that developing our staff is key to success; we have a dynamic and progressive training and development ethos, providing excellent opportunities to enhance your knowledge and competencies, nurturing your personal and professional development by encouraging and supporting you to reach your full potential, we currently have therapy staff studying to be Advanced Practitioners, and as the organisation is moving towards a skills based workforce the future opportunities are endless.
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