Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Occupational Therapist
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen
A fantastic opportunity has arisen following internal promotion of two staff, to work at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. We provide high quality rehabilitation for patients from across the South East region of England and half of London taking patients from major trauma centres.
About the Role
As part of a team of 12 qualified OTs and 3 assistants you will get a chance to practice your OT skills in a wide range of areas including both one to one and group sessions. OTs are integral to the multi-disciplinary team providing comprehensive rehabilitation to patients with spinal cord injury, whether they are children or adults, are ventilator dependent, wheelchair users or ambulant. Often patients have a complex presentation and you will get a chance to use a wide range of skills including posture and seating, powered mobility, hand therapy and splinting, upper limb restorative therapy, vocational and leisure activities as well as activities of daily living and environmental assessments.
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Carry a caseload of patients with spinal cord injury both paraplegic and tetraplegic. Assess, plan and carry out treatment and evaluate outcomes. Treatment sessions may take place on the ward, in OT, or in the community. Patients attend both 1:1 sessions and group treatment. Rehabilitation of spinal cord injury individuals is provided through multi-disciplinary working and OTs are an integral part of the team taking on keyworker roles for patient goal planning.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
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We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact Pam.Daley@nhs.net (our Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sarah Dowie
Job title: Head OT NSIC
Email address: sarah.dowie@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01296 315924
Alternative contact Helen Thrussell, band 7 OT 01296 315828
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