Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Stroke
Due to maternity leave an exciting opportunity has become available for a Specialist Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient Stroke team, based here at Hereford County Hospital.
The service covers both acute stroke and rehabilitation with the multi-disciplinary team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Nursing, CNS, HCAs. The Occupational Therapists provide holistic patient care and enable recovery. As a service we support you to continue to develop your clinical, leadership and service development skills.
Main duties of the job
The team is part of the stroke pathway which links with the community stroke team.
We provide hyperacute/acute stroke care for people presenting with symptoms of stroke, as well as providing inpatient rehabilitation prior to discharge from hospital.
You will work to best practice guidelines to assess and treat stroke patients alongside MDT colleagues.
You will be able to work at a fast pace to ensure timely assessments / interventions & contribute to MDT decision making.
The service works across 7 days and bank holidays.
Education & Qualifications
* Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC Registration
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
* Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
* Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
* Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
* Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
* Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
Experience
* NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
* Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
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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