West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 7 - Occupational Therapist, Orthopaedics and Surgery
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Job Opportunity: Occupational Therapist in Orthopaedics and Surgery
Are you enthusiastic and passionate about working with people in a fast-paced, acute care setting? Are you looking to develop your leadership and clinical skills in Orthopaedics and Surgery?
Then we might have the job for you! We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient Orthopaedic and Surgical therapy team at Watford General Hospital.
Job Details
This post is offered part-time for 23.5hrs a week and we welcome discussion of these hours being over 3 or 4 days but do require the post holder to work on a Monday.
The Occupational Therapy team have core working hours of 8:00 am-16:00 pm and is part of a 7-day working rota (frequency of 1:6 weekends) with rest days in the following week.
Clinical Areas
- Trauma & Orthopaedics: working with the MDT to facilitate an ‘enablement approach’ to rehabilitation and supported discharge of trauma orthopaedic patients. This can include NOF patients, head injuries and spinal cord injuries.
- Surgical: working across surgical wards in the acute hospital to provide assessment and intervention to patients following acute surgery, including new amputees.
Discharge planning skills are key to this post, and you will need to be able to make timely decisions regarding transfer to community services and managing referrals to specialist units.
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Responsibilities
- Leading the team alongside another Band 7, providing OT clinical expertise in Orthopaedics and Surgery.
- Leading on appraisals and development of more junior staff.
- Leading on service development projects/audits within the department.
- Being a dynamic team leader with excellent communication skills.
- Providing a caring, committed and quality focused approach to the provision of patient care.
Development and Support
You will be supported with your personal development by the Therapy Team Leads with opportunities for additional training based on your personal development plan.
About Us
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
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Our vision is "Excellent patient care, together" and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
Flexible Working
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance. www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking
Application Information
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and require support or guidance please contact westherts.recruitment@nhs.net
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Kelly Lanaghan
- Job title: Therapy Team Lead
- Email address: kelly.lanaghan1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01923217271
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