Senior Occupational Therapist
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-upon-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent
Senior Occupational Therapist
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-upon-Trent, City of Stoke-on-Trent
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 17 Apr | Get your application in now before you're too late!
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Full Job Description
An exciting opportunity for a full time Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) has become available at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire., The post holder will be integral in continuing to develop the existing Critical Care OT service and contributing to the shared AHP vision. The post holder will be a specialist OT who is dedicated to Critical Care and will be expected to deliver advanced assessment and treatment to critical care patients.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate relevant experience and have a sound understanding of conditions affecting this patient group. Demonstrable knowledge of specialist cognitive and orientation interventions will be required, with the understanding of the specific needs of patients on Critical Care.
The Critical Care team at the UHNM is innovative and enthusiastic with strong leadership and a commitment to MDT working. The AHP team has a positive approach to continuing professional development and there is an active in-service training programme. All band 6 OTs contribute to a weekend working rota and take part in student education.
The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.
Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.