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Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 August 2024 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL4 0JR |
| Company: | Bolton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6420166/241-618-IC-24 |
Summary
This is a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapy role, with both a clinical caseload and a role in the leadership structure within the Surgery and Critical Care Therapy Team. The successful post holder will work alongside the existing Band 7 Physiotherapists to provide the daily supervision and support needed for the Band 5s and 6s in the team. The successful candidate will support the Principal Service Lead with the daily operational and service development activities.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Surgery and Critical Care Therapy Team. Band 6 applicants with appropriate experience will be considered.
The team consists of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants.
The team is part of the wider Integrated Discharge and Therapy service and is part of the Integrated Community Services Division. The successful candidate will work as part of a health and social care multidisciplinary team.
Candidates will have recent and relevant post registration NHS experience and an interest in the OT specialism in an acute setting including working with frail, elderly people. They should be able to evidence recent self-directed learning and development. The post holder will work alongside Band 7 physiotherapists to provide leadership to the team.
Candidates will need to be able to travel to meet the needs of this post and will therefore need access to a vehicle for work.
We value regular appraisal and supervision and ensure personal and professional development opportunities are available. You must have a genuine interest in working with older acutely unwell people, be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resourceful and comfortable working in a changing and busy environment.
Flexibility and innovation are a prerequisite for this post with a high value placed on individual initiative and responsibility. You will be required to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and its users which could include extended hours and participation in a weekend rota.
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff have joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed
For full details of the job description, please see the attached documents. The role includes both clinical and leadership responsibilities.
This advert closes on Friday 9 Aug 2024
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