Overview
We have opportunities to join our Occupational Therapy service, providing 9 month rotations across specialties such as A&E, Medicine, Hospice, Orthopaedics, Hand Therapy, Stroke Rehabilitation, Acute Neurology, Surgery and Mental Health (KMPT). We offer a friendly, supportive environment, with regular peer support, clinical supervision and in-service training with access to a band 7 Practice Development OT to support staff. We will work with you to develop and enhance your skills as an occupational therapist.
Responsibilities
* Provide specialist OT assessments, interventions and advice for patients and relatives, using evidence based client-centered principles.
* Work towards prevention of admission to hospital and facilitation of discharge from hospital, working closely with MDT members, discharge planners and relevant community services.
* Manage, supervise and develop Band 5 OTs, OT assistants, apprentices and students.
* Promote the role of occupational therapy within the inter-professional team, ensuring good communication with medical, nursing and other professional staff.
* Maintain a high standard of care and clinical practice through liaison with the team and close working relationships with other senior occupational therapists to facilitate integrated and collaborative rehabilitation programmes when patients move across professional and organisational boundaries.
* Work to provide care across a 7-day service when on rotation within the integrated discharge team, working with the stroke team and any other team that develops a model of 7-day working.
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