Job Description

Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist - UHBW



Permanent, fixed term, part time and full time opportunities available.



Are you a n Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration ? Are you looking to start your professional career or looking to gain experience in a wide range of acute clinical settings? Or maybe you're looking for a change in scenery as a junior Occupational Therapist ?



Join our large and inspirational Adult Therapies Service as UHBW as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, where you will develop your career in - line with the RCOT Career Framework !



Our team is made up of 400 colleagues who collaboratively work across Bristol & Weston sites .

You can find out more about the Adult Therapies Service here:

Therapies - UHBW Careers



This is an exciting cross - site rotation al role where you will gain specialist skills and knowledge to help develop and guide you through your career.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Within this role, you will rotate across a variety of specialities and sites across both Bristol & Weston. These rotations include:



Medicine o Trauma and Orthopaedics



Critical Care , Cardiac and Surgery o Older Person Therapy including Front Door



Stroke o Paediatrics



Oncology



During your rotation , you 'll be building relationships with new teams and adapting to new environments, all that offer unique benefits and incentives such as :



Supportive, integrated team working



IST/journal clubs/ research opportunities



Protected and regular Clinical supervision from a Team Lead OT/ Clinical Specialist OT



Service development and QI projects



Cake rota s



University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.



See attached Job description.



Want to hear more about the benefits of working at UHBW? Click here for more staff benefits: https://www.uhbwcareers.nhs.uk/staff-benefits



We encourage you to get in touch with Pathway Lead - Daisy , for an informal chat on 01934 647 102 or email daisy.gold@uhbw.nhs.uk.

Fancy meeting in person ? Please get in touch and ask for a tour of the department !