Role Overview

You will join our very interesting and varied rotation - See what we have to offer!

Rotation into:

• Paediatrics, based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury but going into schools and nurseries in Aylesbury Vale
• Trauma and Orthopaedics, Acute Medicine, Outpatient Hands/Rheumatology at Stoke Mandeville Hospital
• Neurology Rehabilitation – Hyperacute and Acute stroke units at Wycombe Hospital
• Community acute rehabilitation at Amersham Hospital and Aylesbury
• Rapid Response and Intermediate care team too!

We have senior Occupational Therapists in each team for ongoing support and we are very friendly, supportive and dynamic services with comprehensive induction, integrated individual supervision, appraisal, in-service and training opportunities.

Requirements

• Currently registered with HCPC or about to qualify
• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Access to a car for the Aylesbury community setting

Responsibilities

• Provide patient assessment, treatment, intervention, and evaluation of outcome of own patient caseload within a clinical team or group setting.
• Use professional knowledge to formulate problem list and subsequent treatment with goal plans and appropriate documentation in line with departmental policy.
• Assist Senior Occupational Therapy staff in the development of new procedures and evidence-based practice.
• Follow advice and expertise of Senior Therapy staff to develop clinical skills and knowledge in managing own caseload.
• Maintain comprehensive, accurate, and evaluative records of patient care, in accordance with professional, legal, departmental, and Trust requirements.
• Communicate patient-related information effectively and efficiently to patients, relevant team members, relatives, and other relevant service providers; through written documentation and verbal communication, in line with professional, legal, departmental, and Trust requirements.