Contact information
If you have any queries on the role, please contact Vicki Newton, Therapy Team Leader
Email: ***email_hidden***
Call: 01924 541518
About the role
We have a fantastic opportunity for a senior Occupational Therapist to join our stroke and neurology team here at Mid Yorks on a fixed term basis. (to cover maternity leave) The team have occupational therapists and physiotherapists who work across our Pinderfields and Dewsbury sites. Working on the acute stroke, neurology and rehab wards. You will have the opportunity to work on and gain experience on both units.
You will work alongside experienced senior staff, gaining skills in the assessment and treatment of patients following a stroke and neurological event, in both an acute / hyper acute setting and rehab setting.
This role includes complex discharge planning, cognitive rehab and upper limb rehab.
The service works across 7 days.
Main duties
As an Occupational Therapist on the acute stroke and neurology unit you will have the opportunity to work within the hyper acute setting, assessing patients in the initial hours following their stroke, you will also have the opportunity to work with patients on their ongoing inpatient rehab on both A2 and ward 5 and 6, this includes use of rehab techniques and complex discharge planning.
You will be required to supervise staff and students.
Key requirements
* Degree or Masters in Occupational Therapy
* Registration with HCPC
* Wide experience within neurological setting
* Experience of assessing and treating stroke patients
Please refer to the full person specification and job description.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance
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Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
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