Specialist Occupational Therapist - Cardiac Care / Endocrinology
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Cardiac Care / Endocrinology
Permanent
Interview Date: TBC
Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist eager to make a difference in cardiac and endocrine care?
Join our dedicated multidisciplinary team supporting patients across our Cardiac Care and Endocrinology wards, with additional involvement in cardiac rehabilitation services.
About the Role:
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in assessing, treating, educating, and planning discharges for patients with a range of cardiac and endocrine conditions. You will work closely alongside a skilled multidisciplinary team, including Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Therapy Assistants, to deliver holistic, patient‑centred care across both inpatient wards and cardiac rehabilitation settings.
This role also includes delivering education sessions within cardiac rehabilitation classes, supporting patients to better understand their condition, promote self‑management, and optimise recovery and long‑term health outcomes.
You will have the opportunity to take on a senior therapy position, contributing to the ongoing development of cardiac and endocrine therapy services to enhance patient outcomes and experience.
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a Supportive and collaborative team
* Opportunities to influence service development
* Access to excellent CPD through the People Development Service
What We're Looking For
* HCPC‑registered Occupational Therapist
* Relevant or transferable acute experience
* Strong communication and teamwork skills
* Commitment to high‑quality, patient‑centred care
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever‑evolving clinically‑led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Our benefits: On‑site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in‑house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on‑site parking.
Job responsibilities
* Undertake assessments, clinical diagnosis and treatment of patients with a wide range of problems within cardiac care/endocrinology and cardiac Rehabilitation. These patients often have complex and / or chronic presentations.
* To work as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical caseload, working without direct supervision.
* To take a role in supervision and teaching of junior qualified therapists and assistants.
* To demonstrate leadership skills and contribute to service development and monitoring of standards of practice.
* To work flexibly over 7 day period, as the service require.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registration with HCPC
* Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including recent attendance at relevant post‑graduate courses
* BAOT
* Involvement /membership in Special Interest Group
Experience and Knowledge
* Minimum 18 months to 2 years post‑graduate experience
* Previous experience in specialist clinical area
* Band 5 rotational experience
* Supervisory experience
* Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff
* Previous Acute NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
* Understanding of clinical governance
* Importance in application of clinical governance in clinical area
* Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, coordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
* Able to prioritise and organise own workload
* Able to cope with a range of complex options, find solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action
* Able to work as part of an multi‑disciplinary team
* IT skills - computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint
Personal Qualities
* Evidence to support personal initiatives in supporting service delivery
* Able to carry out moderate physical effort throughout concurrent activities
* Motivated
* Flexible and adaptable
* Diplomatic and sensitive to others need
* To follow the Trusts values of EXCEL and COMPACT
Other
* Able to commit to flexible working and weekend working
* Driving license and access to motor vehicle for work purposes
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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