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Trosolwg o'r swydd

Do you want a varied start to your career with excellent support from dynamic and friendly teams? A brilliant Band 5 rotational Occupational Therapist opportunity has become available

We are looking for an enthusiastic qualified or soon to qualify,  Occupational Therapist to join our mixed Band 5 rotation.

The Occupational Therapy rotation offers the opportunity to work in the following care settings; acute medicine and surgery, orthopaedics, acute inpatient stroke rehabilitation, REACT (A&E services and Frailty Unit) and the Discharge(DART) Team with links to intermediate care. Services are based at Leighton Hospital and community locations in central Cheshire. We are integrated teams working closely with our Physiotherapy colleagues and have support from our generic Therapy assistants at bands 3 and 4. 

Preceptorship training is available and you will be fully supported by staff trained to assist newly qualified staff to reach their goals. Supervision is regularly provided and encouraged and CPD time allocated to provide time to develop your knowledge and skills away from clinical areas.

The Trust and the Teams are advocates for continuous improvement with projects encouraged and supported and several staff trained as coaches to support you with this.  

Applicants will also be considered for bank work should it be requested.

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

To rotate through a wide range of rotations including medical/surgical, Orthopaedics, Inpatient Neurology/Stroke, REACT team and opportunities in Community services.

To undertake assessment of patients with a wide range of conditions and to work as autonomous clinicians, under the guidance of Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapists as required, using accurate analytical skills and clinical reasoning to interpret assessment findings,  identifying patient problems, setting goals, and providing an appropriate treatment plan and progression.

To work collaboratively with the patient, members of the multidisciplinary team and multiagency team to achieve the best possible outcome for the patient. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients.  We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.