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Occupational Therapist | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6290777/387-DT-4614-TJ-2024-A |
Summary
Occupational Therapy Advert
Are you a third year Occupational Therapy student or registered Occupational Therapist?
Come and start your career in an environment that suits you in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) area.
North Bristol Trust (NBT), University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and Sirona care & health are pleased to be working in collaboration to recruit the Occupational Therapists of our future.
We have a range of static and rotational posts available across the organisations.
If successfully shortlisted, we look forward to inviting you to an Interview Assessment Day on Monday 8thApril at Glenside Campus, University of the West of England (Bristol).
Please note, you only need to apply for an advert with one organisation. You will be able to provide your preference of organisation at the assessment day.
Occupational therapy caseloads are varied, challenging and rewarding, requiring application of a wide range of therapeutic skills to encompass functional and cognitive assessments for patient care planning and onward referrals. You will join our experienced and supportive teams in a variety of environments.
Close multi-disciplinary working and links with NHS and community partners exist to address needs at all stages of the clinical pathways, with occupational therapy playing a crucial role.
Your responsibilities will include:
To act as an autonomous practitioner, providing assessment and treatment, and managing your own patient caseload within a speciality team, with the support and mentoring of senior team members.
For rotational posts, staff will rotate to different clinical areas across the region. Each rotation will have clear learning objectives to consolidate and build on graduate skills and academic knowledge.
To plan and prioritise your own workload, delegating tasks as appropriate and communicating progress with the multi-disciplinary team.
To supervise and train students as required.
To communicate effectively with patients and carers to progress treatment programmes and provide reassurance.
Use clinical reasoning and treatment skills to deliver personalised treatment plans based on evidence based practice.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please read details of all organisations below and find the relevant job descriptions attached for full details of the role before applying.
Please apply for your preference of organisation (duplications will be removed at the shortlisting stage but your order of preference will be considered):
Providing healthcare to the residents of BNSSG from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
Please find the relevant job descriptions attached for full details of the role before applying.
You only need to apply for an advert from one organisation – any duplications will be removed at shortlisting stage. You will be able to provide your preference of organisation at the assessment day if successfully shortlisted.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
We’re proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking and multi-award winning Trust committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
North Bristol Trust
Providing healthcare to the residents of BNSSG from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
Sirona care & health
As the primary provider for both adult and children community services across the BNSSG area, we provide local communities with a range of high quality specialist health care services.
Please note, we recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who require sponsorship. If you currently reside in the UK, and are on a visa, please confirm what type of visa you hold.
Additional criteria
• Please state the order of your preference of organisation: North Bristol Trust (NBT), University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW), Sirona care & health.
• Please state whether you hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to a car for work purposes. This is an essential requirement for roles within Sirona care & health.
This advert closes on Tuesday 21 May 2024
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