Job Description

Working Full time :

37.5 hours per week



Advanced Occupational Therapist - Orthopaedics.



Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an opportunity for a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative Occupational Therapist to join the Trauma and Orthopaedic Therapy Team at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.



The post holder will have opportunity to work across trauma, elective and day case surgery. You will be expected to be the driving force behind the OT service and will be responsible for overseeing the supervision and development of the OT's and therapy assistants within the team.



The role involves providing assessment, treatment and discharge planning to a wide variety of Orthopaedic inpatients, including contributing to the ongoing development of the service provision on the hip fracture unit. Initially the post holder will play a significant role in contributing to the progression of pathways and patient information across the trauma side of the service, and lead on a project to review the current pre-assessment provision for Elective patients.



This post would suit an experienced band 6 looking to specialise in the field of orthopaedics and who is ready to embrace the challenge of a band 7 role.



The post holder will be expected to be an active member of the Orthopaedic weekend rota. Part time hours would be considered.



The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

he Countess of Chester Hospital:

providing 438 general and acute beds

Ellesmere Port Hospital:

providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility

Tarporley War Memorial Hospital:

a base for community services which serve the local rural population.



The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.



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Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.



Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.



You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of 16 per year applies.



New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.



Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.



Good luck with your application.