Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: This is a rotational post, between St Michaels' Elective Orthopaedics and Treliske Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (includes input to weekend rota)
- Job ref
- 156-6457573
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Cornwall Hospital/St Michael's Hospital
- Town
- Truro/Hayle
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Musculoskeletal Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic, Specialist Occupational Therapists to join our Trauma and Elective Orthopaedic Teams at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
These posts provide a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in two specialist inpatient areas, alternating annually. The posts include inpatient adult elective orthopaedics and acute inpatient trauma. The posts will be based on two sites. The Elective Orthopaedic role is based at the St. Michaels hospital site, in Hayle. The Trauma Orthopaedic role is based at the Treliske Hospital site, Truro. The caseload is mainly adult, but there will be some opportunities to work with paediatric clients.
We are looking for 2 new team members who have an interest in musculoskeletal Occupational Therapy, and who are able to demonstrate strong leadership skills, within this setting.
Do you have a sound knowledge of the core Occupational Therapy skills? Are you keen to develop your specialist clinical skills? Would you enjoy developing a leadership role? If so, we would love you to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To develop specialist skills under the guidance of Clinical Lead OT.
To provide specialist assessment, treatment, and goal setting for patients on your case load. Some patients will have acute, complex and/or chronic presentations.
To provide clinical cross cover within your team as delegated by your Clinical Lead.
To attend clinical level discussions/meetings relating to your area of work as delegated by your Clinical Lead.
To contribute to the service through innovation and audit as required.
To provide formal and informal training to colleagues as required.
Working for our organisation
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.
The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.
The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.
We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.
Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.
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
role requirement
Essential criteria
- registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- musculoskeletal experience
Experience of making splints or fitting braces
Essential criteria
- proven record of brace fitting or splint making
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Dymond
- Job title
- Team Lead OT - Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Sally Boulton - Team Lead OT - Elective Orthopaedics
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