Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time permanent band 5 occupational therapist to join our rotation programme. This post provides the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, knowledge and leadership across a range of settings including acute and community teams. The rotational post would be suitable for someone seeking to develop their clinical and leadership skills in a wide range of specialities.



You will benefit from working in a friendly NHS Trust which offers a wide range of rotational experiences in different teams and specialities including: Early Intervention Team, medicine, surgery, respiratory, community inpatients, hand therapy, neurology/stroke, and orthopaedics. A couple of the rotations require some weekend working.



To provide assessments and interventions with patients within the rotational settings. To participate in professional supervision and training, building upon the skills and knowledge as you progress. To assist the team in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating the service provided to patients. To contribute to service improvements to ensure practice is of the highest quality, evidence based and meets the needs of the local population.



#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community



We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.



The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.



Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.



We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.



With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.



We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.



Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?



Please see the full job description and person specification attached for main responsibilities of the role.



The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.