Specialist Occupational Therapist (Rotational) | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2024 |
| Location: | Truro, TR1 3LJ |
| Company: | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6298545/156-6298545 |
Summary
Are you enthusiastic and forward thinking about Occupational Therapy? Do you want to work for a Trust that values AHPs and their contribution to the patient journey and holistic care?
Come and join our vibrant acute Occupational Therapy service at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust.
We are looking for skilled and experienced Senior Occupational Therapists to join our friendly team at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust. This is a full time post working 37.5 hours per week, to include routine weekend working on the 7 day rota. There may also be a need for flexible working across the working day.
We can offer you opportunities to engage in research, training, coaching and career development. We have links to the local higher education institutions, and have also developed local learning opportunities. In particular, we offer an excellent‘AHP Future Leaders Programme’, which has been praised by Suzanne Rastrick, Chief AHP Officer.
International applications are welcome and we can offer skype interviews. We will consider people returning to practice and job sharers.
These posts rotates through our Acute Medical, Eldercare and Emergency Medicine Inpatient Teams. They are all based at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. You will have the opportunity to manage a varied and high turnover caseload.
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to patients at Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust.
To provide specialist assessment, treatment, and goal setting of patients in Medicine, Eldercare and Emergency Medicine. Some patients may have complex and/or chronic presentations.
To determine clinical diagnosis and Occupational Therapy treatment indicated. To maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
You will develop highly specialist skills under the guidance of the senior staff.
To provide clinical cross cover within your team as delegated by your Clinical Team Lead.
To attend clinical level discussions / meetings relating to your area of work as delegated by your Clinical Team Lead.
To be available to support and supervise junior and undergraduate team members.
To take an innovative approach to service development and promotion.
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 employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
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.
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
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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.
This advert closes on Sunday 9 Jun 2024