Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Occupational Therapist - Rotational - Fixed term 6 month contract
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Contact Vicki Newton for more information - Therapy Team Leader victoria.newton6@nhs.net 01924 541518
About The Role
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our popular Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation at Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust. This is a fixed term post - 6 months contract.
Rotations are based at Pinderfields, Pontefract, Dewsbury and Community. Rotations are 6 monthly and include:
- Respiratory and surgery
- Trauma, orthopaedics and amputees
- Hospital avoidance and complex care
- Complex care
- Neurology
- Spinal Injuries
- Community - MY Therapy
- Children
- Burns Therapy
- Hand Therapy
This is a 7 day service, and the post holder will participate in the rota.
Main duties
Clinical
- Manage a caseload using the OT process.
- Complete assessments, deliver interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
- Prescribe equipment/adaptations and conduct assessments in ward, home, and community settings.
- Adapt communication and treatment for complex needs.
Communication
- Communicate effectively with patients, carers, MDT, and external agencies.
- Participate in MDT planning and provide clear advice on treatment and equipment.
Documentation
- Maintain accurate clinical records, reports, and statistics.
- Countersign documentation from unregistered staff.
Leadership
- Ensure practice meets professional/Trust standards.
- Support delegation and supervision of junior staff.
- Contribute to service quality and deputise for seniors.
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Training
- Support training and supervision of students and staff.
- Contribute to inservice education and share CPD learning.
Key Requirements
- Degree or Masters in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with HCPC
- Evidence of professional practice with a range of conditions in a variety of clinical settings
- Ability to travel within a community setting
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
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Our Benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
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