Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post holder is expected to work flexibly across an extended day service covering 07:00am-19:30pm Monday to Saturday and 08:00am-16:00pm on Sundays)
- Job ref
- 151-NM12-B
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heatherwood Hospital
- Town
- Ascot
- Salary
- £31,469 - £38,307 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Static Orthopaedic Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Job overview
Are you interested in a career in Orthopaedics? Are you looking to work in a committed, driven team with a focus on evidence-based practice?
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Therapy team at Heatherwood Hospital as a static Band 5 Occupational Therapist.
Heatherwood Hospital is a GIRFT accredited elective hub, responsible for the management of elective surgery for Frimley Health patients.
The Therapy Team at Heatherwood work within pre-assessment, day surgery NHS and private inpatient units. The team consists of 18 Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Orthopaedic Technicians and Therapy Assistants working flexibly across an extended seven-day service.
The successful post-holder will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of a wide range of Orthopaedic patients throughout their elective pathway.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will work within the elective therapy team at Heatherwood Hospital and will work alongside a team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Orthopaedic technicians, and therapy assistants.
- They will provide a high standard of occupational therapy to patients throughout the elective pathway.
- They will demonstrate excellent communication and collaborative working to provide a high quality and efficient service.
- Clinical supervision, appraisal and teaching of technicians, assistants and students will be a core component of this role.
- With support from the Principal Therapists and their Team lead, they will participate in training, service development and audit.
- They will work across Orthopaedic pre-assessment, day surgery, inpatient, and private units and work flexibly across an extended seven-day service which covers 07:00-19:30pm Monday to Saturday and 08:00-1600 on Sunday.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Attached you will find the Job Description and Person Specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.
We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Person specification
Degree qualifiation
Essential criteria
- Evidence of degree qualification
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within Orthopaedics
Professional registration
Essential criteria
- HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within an acute Trust
Role specific
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD and additional training
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of supporting assistants and students
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
- Sarah Cable
- Job title
- Principal Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 614 4178
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