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Specialist (Rotational) Frailty Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 17 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 pa/pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2025 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7083961/153-SP04030-B |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you passionate about working with older people?
An opportunity has arisen for a seniorOccupational Therapist to join our older persons’ therapy team. As the successful postholderyou will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and advanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services Team.
Our rotational post provides opportunities to workas part of the therapy team covering:
• Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)
• Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)
• Older Persons wards
• Older Persons outliers
• Day Hospital – offering specialist clinics and community outreach
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient’s journey, from emergency admission to their transition home to outreach and bespoke community interventions.
Base: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development, supporting and supervising junior staff and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
For full duties of the post please see the job description.
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
• 2years experienceworking as an Occupational Therapistcovering core rotations
• Experience working at a junior level within the NHS is essential
• Willing toparticipatein 7dayworking on a rota basis
• Ability to drive, hold a cleandriverslicence and have access to a car for work purposes
Previousapplicants need not apply.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Carla McCarthy orClare Wilcox
UHD Older Persons Clinical Lead Therapists
Email address:rbhopstherapyclinicalleads@uhd.nhs.uk
Telephone number:0300 019 6191
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
This advert closes on Monday 14 Apr 2025
Are you passionate about working with older people?
An opportunity has arisen for a seniorOccupational Therapist to join our older persons’ therapy team. As the successful postholderyou will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and advanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services Team.
Our rotational post provides opportunities to workas part of the therapy team covering:
• Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)
• Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)
• Older Persons wards
• Older Persons outliers
• Day Hospital – offering specialist clinics and community outreach
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient’s journey, from emergency admission to their transition home to outreach and bespoke community interventions.
Base: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development, supporting and supervising junior staff and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
For full duties of the post please see the job description.
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
• 2years experienceworking as an Occupational Therapistcovering core rotations
• Experience working at a junior level within the NHS is essential
• Willing toparticipatein 7dayworking on a rota basis
• Ability to drive, hold a cleandriverslicence and have access to a car for work purposes
Previousapplicants need not apply.
For further information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Carla McCarthy orClare Wilcox
UHD Older Persons Clinical Lead Therapists
Email address:rbhopstherapyclinicalleads@uhd.nhs.uk
Telephone number:0300 019 6191
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
This advert closes on Monday 14 Apr 2025
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