Occupational Therapist | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Selby, YO8 9BX |
| Company: | York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6287436/419-6287436-OT-M |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Selby Community Response Team, for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, patient focused rehabilitation service, supporting people in their own homes. The service runs 7 days a week, 8am- 8pm, also supporting Urgent Crisis Response within 2 hours.
You will be responsible for providing both holistic assessments, as well as specialist occupational therapy treatment and management of patients, providing rehabilitation to patients in their own homes as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team of nurses/physios and Generic Support Workers.
The team works closely with all partners, including hospital wards, GP’s, A&E, Social Services, and the voluntary sector, supporting hospital discharges and preventing unnecessary admissions.
You will have the opportunity to undertake a wide variety of tasks. You must have excellent communication and organisational skills, work flexibly and be a strong team player. You will be expected to provide support to students and junior members of staff.
If you are both motivated and flexible, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, then we would like to hear from you.
You are required have access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with diverse or complex/multi pathology presentations. Specialist functional assessment of cognitive, perceptual, sensory and motor skills, which may include the use of standardised testing. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques, to provide an accurate treatment plan and to evaluate any intervention.
To formulate and deliver a specialist, individual, goal orientated treatment programme based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options using assessment, clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment.
To ensure a holistic approach to the overall care and rehabilitation of patients within the intermediate care and fast response service.
To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload, to meet service and patient priorities. Readjusting plans as situations change/arise. Delegate duties to other members of staff as appropriate.
To identify work related risk to staff and patients and inform Senior staff as necessary
If you wish to apply for this post as a Secondment opportunity, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Jun 2024
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