The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
About
We are one of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands having more than 850 beds on the New Cross site.
We also have 56 rehabilitation beds at West Park Hospital and 54 beds at Cannock Chase Hospital.
We are the largest employer in Wolverhampton, the Trust employs more than 10,000 staff, covering more than 350 different roles.
1. New Cross Hospital s
2. West Park Hospital rehabilitation inpatient and day care services, therapy services and outpatients
3. Cannock Chase Hospital general surgery, orthopaedics, breast surgery, urology, dermatology/plastic surgery and medical day case investigations and treatment (including endoscopy, rheumatology and dermatology)
4. More than 20 community sites - community services for children and adults, walk-in centres and therapy and rehabilitation services
5. Primary care - Ten GP practices have now joined us and offer extended opening hours to patients.
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Key details
Location
SiteNew Cross Hospital and Cannock Chase HospitalTownWolverhamptonPostcodeWV10 0QPMajor / Minor RegionBirmingham & The Black Country
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary£37,338 - £44,962 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)
Specialty
Main areaOccupational Therapy - Outpatients Rheumatology service
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has a risen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and supportive Rheumatology Occupational Therapy Team.
The post will involve working as an integral member of a well established and highly regarded multidisciplinary team, contributing to service developments at New Cross and CCH.
This post will offer an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a well-established team specializing in the management of Rheumatological conditions.
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To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment diagnosis and treatment of patients.
To maintain close working relationships with other health professionals including the nursing and consultant teams to ensure efficient, effective and appropriate delivery of the service.
To supervise and educate student occupational therapists to a graduate standard, working with the Universities to ensure standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy or the Trust website.
Flexible Working- As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process. Qualificationss. - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship- Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa .
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
* BSc/MSc Occuaptional Therapy
Experience
Essential criteria
* NHS Experience at Band 5 level (in a physical setting)
* Experience in managing Rheumatological conditions
Desirable criteria
* Experience in making custom hand splints
* Licensed to drive car in the UK and access to own vehicle
Documents
* Senior Occupational Therapist - JD&PS (, 880.5)PDFKB
* RWT Professional Standards (, 95.4)PDFKB
* Wolverhampton Map (, 600.9)PDFKB
* Trust Brochure (, 6.3)PDFMB
* Nursing & Midwifery Induction (, 550.4)PDFKB
* Employee Rewards Booklet v.13 (, 1.6)PDFMB
* Flexible Working Commitment (, 1.1)PDFMB
* Clinical Academic Career Framework v5.1 (, 317.8)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameVijay PonramuJob titleClinical Lead PhysiotherapistEmail address [email protected]Telephone number01902 695597Additional information
For an informal discussion/further information contact tel. 01543 576411[email protected]
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