Rotation Program
Rotating through 5 different clinical areas with opportunities to utilise transferable skills and learn about a wide variety of conditions in each rotation, giving a fantastic range of experience to progress to more senior or specialised positions.
* Inpatient stroke rehabilitation & community stroke team based at Lymington New Forest Hospital.
* Medical inpatients at Lymington New Forest Hospital covering the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), acute medical wards and medical rehabilitation ward.
* Community Occupational Therapy within the Lymington & New Milton Integrated Care Team.
* Rehabilitation of the older person at Romsey Rehabilitation Unit.
* A new rotation within Childrens therapies – Community Paediatrics.
We are looking for motivated and dynamic Occupational Therapists to join our unique rotation programme. You will gain exposure to a full spectrum of different health care conditions and will have opportunities to work with highly specialist clinicians in a broad range of different clinical specialities within the New Forest and surrounding areas. We are committed to continued professional development and promoting evidence-informed practice to ensure a high standard of care throughout the service. We have a reputation for excellence in professional development through a comprehensive preceptorship programme, a wide range of internal courses, CPD opportunities and we also work closely with our local higher education organisations taking students from all surrounding universities.
Responsibilities
* To provide specialist therapy skills within the Community Care Team.
* To assess and treat own caseload, which may include complex presentations and to maintain own records as an autonomous practitioner.
* To assist senior staff in the education and supervision of junior colleagues, assistants and students.
* To assist senior staff in daily management of the team and provision of therapy service, deputising for the team leader in their absence.
* To assist senior staff in development and maintenance of an efficient and effective therapy service.
* To contribute to the inter-disciplinary working within the Community therapy team and Locality by teaching, learning & practising inter-disciplinary skills & techniques as defined by an agreed competency framework or training scheme.
About the Trust
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older persons care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.
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