Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Occupational Therapist - Band 6
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We have an exciting opportunity available at the RUH to join our newly created band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation.
Our nine-month rotations are a great option for an Occupational Therapist who is looking to extend their skills in a variety of services to support patients of varying ages needing specialist occupational therapy. Rotation areas will include Cancer and Palliative Care, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Hospital at Home, Medicine - Complex Care, Acute Stroke, and Frailty Front Door Service.
We continually review our rotations and over time we hope to extend to include other services to increase skills and knowledge in an increased variety of specialties.
The RUH offers the opportunity to work in a progressive and friendly integrated Therapies department. This role will allow the advancement of clinical skills and knowledge in various specialist areas as well as encouraging development of leadership skills including supervision skills, recruitment skills, service development, and project management.
If you’re a self-motivated, forward-thinking Occupational Therapist who is looking to join an Adult Therapies Team and help in continuing this progression of the role of Occupational Therapists across the Trust, we want to hear from you.
If you would like any further information, or to come and visit our Therapies Department please contact Claire Jackson by emailing claire.jackson27@nhs.net
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Role Responsibilities
The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention to optimize independence as well as creating rehabilitation plans as appropriate. They will also provide and promote acute rehabilitation to patients within their rotational service area.
- Provide daily clinical management of Occupational Therapy staff and some junior Physiotherapy staff working with their rotational team
- Provide supervision to occupational therapy students and apprentices
- Have clinical autonomy and be responsible for the management of their own caseload
- Have an awareness of the caseload demands within the whole rotational therapy team and allocate clinical capacity according to service demands
- Enable them to coordinate the daily service delivery across the hospital in the most effective way
Our Values
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
- We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country
- We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment
- We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger
- A culture of learning, developing, and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organization
- We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential
- We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support
- We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial wellbeing
- We’ve even got a pool!
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We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Claire Jackson
- Job title: Senior AHP for Workforce Development
- Email address: claire.jackson27@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01225428331
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