Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 156-6438625
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Band 6
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Trauma and Orthopaedics
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for skilled and experienced Senior Occupational Therapists to join our friendly, busy Trauma and Orthopaedics team at Treliske Hospital.
You will have the opportunity to manage a varied Trauma and Orthopaedic caseload, including providing cover to our Trauma Assessment Unit.
We are looking for team members who can provide decisive and effective Occupational Therapy input.
Do you have leadership qualities, effective communication skills, a flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a team and independently?
Can you demonstrate up to date clinical knowledge and training in this area? If so, then come and join us.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have excellent organisational skills, combined with a wide knowledge base and experience of working in Trauma and Orthopaedic services. You will be required to hold and manage a varied clinical caseload, formulating and delivering individual Occupational Therapy treatment for Trauma and Orthopaedic patients.
We will offer a supportive working environment in which to develop your clinical and interpersonal skills. CPD is actively supported through an in-service training program within the therapy team. There is also the opportunity to be involved in service development.
The Trauma Therapy team run a service over 7 days, of which participation is a requirement of the post.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the College of Occupational Therapy.
- Membership of appropriate clinical interest groups.
- Evidence of further formal study
Essential
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive experience of working in an acute hospital setting - ideally to include Trauma and Orthopaedics and musculoskeletal experience.
- A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, a good understanding of their roles and respect for the other professionals within the team.
- Experience of working with Occupational Therapy students either as a clinical educator or supporting a clinical educator.
- Experience in the use of; ADL equipment, Mobility Independence aids, Basic orthotics Moving and handling equipment.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate a broad depth of experience from working in a variety of fields
- Experience of assessing for, and fitting prefabricated supports and/or moulding bespoke splints and braces
- Evidence of having undertaken Clinical Educator training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Turpin
- Job title
- Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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