Overview
Senior Rotational Occupational Therapist – full time role in Senior Occupational Therapy Rotations (Band 6).
We offer a wide range of rotations across Paediatrics, A&E, frailty at the front door, acute assessment areas, medical inpatient wards, elective and emergency surgical inpatient wards, orthopaedics (Trauma & Elective), Neurology (Acute, Specialist Rehab Centre and Early Supported Discharge Team), elderly medicine inpatients and general rehabilitation. These rotational positions are designed to develop skills across a range of clinical settings, with 6 monthly rotations and opportunities to extend skills in the clinical specialties and develop leadership capabilities. There are opportunities for training and development, innovative practice and service development, and collaboration with partnership organisations to offer community-based opportunities. Professional support for CPD is provided by the Therapy Team and Clinical Leaders, with guidance from Senior Occupational Therapists from other specialities as required.
You will have an enthusiastic approach to occupational therapy and be able to:
Responsibilities
* Assess and treat your own caseload of patients/clients in a specialty and maintain associated records.
* Take responsibility for Training & Development of occupational therapy staff, students, apprentices and other staff groups in this specialty. Supervise less experienced occupational therapists, apprentices, assistants and students.
* Participate as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area.
* Take responsibility for your own CPD and other developmental activities.
* Be involved in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity.
* Participate in providing 7-day services and extended working days as required by the service (some services operate an extended hours rota between 08:00 and 18:30).
About Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the Wirral peninsula, with access to coastline, countryside and a range of activities. It is one of the largest and busiest acute trusts in the North West of England, employing over 6,000 staff and serving a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint. The trust has approximately 855 beds and a financial turnover in excess of £337m. Transport links to nearby cities and to North Wales are excellent.
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Liz Waters, Therapy Manager. Email: liz.waters1@nhs.net. Telephone: 0151 678 5111.
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