Occupational Therapist - Rotational

Northumbria Healthcare Trust are excited to offer opportunities to join our Band 5 Rotation, working across all Northumbria hospital sites. You will gain experience in a range of specialities, including stroke, mental health, A&E, rheumatology and falls, developing skills and knowledge against a comprehensive competency framework.

We will offer you learning and development opportunities tailored to your individual career aspirations.

We are looking for forward thinking, enthusiastic therapists who are passionate about occupational therapy and enjoy developing their professional skills. You will be offered regular supervision and meetings with the Band 5 cohort.

It is essential that candidates are able to meet travel requirements of the role. This is a 6 monthly rotation covering 3 hospitals Wansbeck General hospital, NSEC in Cramlington and North Tyneside General Hospital.

Some weekend working will be required. Our service is moving towards 8am - 8pm operating hours, therefore some 8am starts and 8pm finishes may be required. We support the trust's flexible working policy.

We would welcome staff who are about to complete their Occupational Therapist Apprenticeship., Successful candidates will;

Undertake assessments, plan implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions. This may occur in hospital and within relevant community environments, including the patients' home.

Work with a wide range of patients in specific specialised areas as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource available.

Manage a defined caseload, using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess plan implemented and evaluate interventions.

Deliver a quality service responding to referrals within an appropriate time scale, and achieve optimum functional achievements for all patients.

Lead in the decision making process for discharge planning through assessment and the analysis of treatment outcomes.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.