Job Description

Job Title:

Occupational Therapist - 84122

Grade:

Band 6

Trust:

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

St Marks Hospital, Maidenhead SL6 6DU

Ward/Dept:

Henry Tudor Ward

Hours:

37.5 Hours p/w

Shift Pattern:

Mon-Fri 8:00-16:00

Pay Rates - Day:

25.01 (exc Holiday Pay)

Why might this job interest you?

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about delivering premium healthcare? We have a new and exciting opportunity for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team based in Berkshire.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Band 6 OT to join our amazing integrated therapy team, where you will assist in the delivery of a high-quality Occupational Therapy service. Under the guidance of Senior Occupational Therapists, you will assess and manage a caseload of varied and complex needs.

Responsibilities of this job role

Manage a caseload of complex cases of all ages relating to mobility, pressure and postural care and often in combination with communication, challenging, cognitive and/or perceptual difficulties with support from senior staff as needed.

Formulate individualised action plans based on the assessment findings and clinical reasoning; prescribe appropriate specialist equipment using options from a range of equipment.

Communicate complex and sensitive information and advice in a sensitive and empathic manner to service users, carers and professionals, including information about diagnosis and prognosis, to find ways of enabling the information to be understood.

Using evidence-based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, as well as responsibility for managing and transferring an individual patient's ongoing care to other professions and agencies as appropriate.

Identify service developments, needs, contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the service and have responsibility for defined projects.

To be successful in applying for this role you will need:

OT Qualification and experience mandatory

HCPC registration mandatory

Experience of working in a care home

Specialist knowledge acquired through training or working with older people with complex health needs

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

Relevant Qualifications

Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

Putting People in Places to Care

- be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

Weekly pay

to give you access to your wages more quickly.

Blue Light Card - NHS Discount Provider

First choice of shifts/placements

at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

Our team is always happy to help -

access our support line any time.

Working options to suit your lifestyle

- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

Training and development opportunities

via the Trust and NHSP's own academy.

Explore different wards

, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

Being part of the NHSP Community

means you'll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

Apply

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Today

By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months

Pay: 25.01 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension
Work Location: In person