Occupational Therapist | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Winchester, SO22 5DG |
| Cwmni: | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7284976/251-SURG4976-OT |
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We are excited to advertise the position of occupational therapist to work at Royal Hampshire County Hospital within our elective orthopaedic therapy team. This post will include working in our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled to open in August 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust’s ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.
Why Join Us?
· Brand-new purpose-built facility dedicated to elective orthopaedic surgery.
· A chance to shape and develop the service in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment
· Work alongside top orthopaedic consultants and a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team
· On going professional development opportunities and leadership opportunities
· A supportive, collaborative team committed to delivering outstanding patient care.
If this is something that excites and drives you, then come and be part of the therapy team.
• To work in the brand new, state-of-the-art Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre (HOC) based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH), Winchester, as well as working within the already established elective orthopaedic therapy service at RHCH. This includes working with orthopaedic surgeons from across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and other members of the MDT.
• To support the team with supervising junior staff members, therapy support workers and students
• Support clinics such as patient education and elective arthroplasty follow up clinics
• Lead and oversee the pre-operative therapy assessment process, ensuring that patients home environments are fully preparedfor elective hip and knee surgery. Work alongside and supervise a team of therapytechniciansto facilitate timely and effective assessments.
• To take part and lead in the robust in service training programme to the team and wider MDT
• When required, support the orthopaedic therapy team cross site
• To take an active role in service development, quality improvement and other projects within the department and Trust
• Deputise for the team lead when they are absent
• Take part in the weekend rota
• Work autonomously, utilising your analytical and clinical reasoning skills to optimise patient recovery, and discharge planning. Provide guidance on returning to daily activities, including self-care, mobility within the home, work and leisure.
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
For further information regarding the Trust and the role can be found on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We welcome informal visits where you can meet the team and see our working area.
Please talk to us regarding flexible working. All requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025