Specialist Occupational Therapist (Stroke & Neurology Rehabilitation)

Working alongside a team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and support workers to provide rehabilitation and support patients across elective orthopaedics pathways, trauma including general trauma, Hip fractures and major trauma. The post holder will also support H-fast (home first discharge to assess) working alongside our Multi Agency Discharge Team. There may be a requirement for the post holder to work flexibly in other areas as required, including different hospital sites and community settings including domiciliary visits. The post may involve working across 7 days, including weekends and bank holidays., Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

We are delighted to offer the opportunities for motivated, driven and dynamic Occupational Therapists to join our Orthopaedic Therapy team in either a Band 6 position, or a developmental band 5 to band 6 position.,

• Substantial post-graduate experience, including recent experience in an NHS setting.
• Relevant and recent experience working in rehabilitation across a range of clinical areas
• Previous clinical experience in orthopaedic rehabilitation
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working and working collaboratively with other professions and agencies
• Experience of managing a caseload and discharge planning
• Experience of developing or contributing to service improvement projects
• Car driver, with access to vehicle with business insurance for work, Experience working with and assessing adults with complex needs in community and in patient setting
• Experience of supervision / mentoring of junior OT's, students and support staff, Good communication skills, both written and verbal, with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team
• Competent in core areas of Occupational Therapy practice
• Competent IT skills
• Evidence of current, relevant CPD and external learning
• Knowledge of clinical standards and ability to implement and audit these in the team
• Strong clinical reasoning skills
• Excellent organisational skills. Skilled in planning, prioritising workload and time management to meet targets and patients needs.
• Ability to perform the manual handling requirements of the role. Working in line with trust policy., Specialist knowledge of current evidence based best practice in the field of Stroke and Neurological rehabilitation.
• Understanding and knowledge of relevant national guideline, standards and NHS documents such as the NHS Long-term Plan.
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues., Degree in Occupational Therapy Studies
• HCPC Registered
• Clinical Educators course, Leadership or management development qualification / courses
• Post registration qualification in relevant subject/attendance on relevant postgraduate courses
  
  You will work as part of a supportive, forward-thinking multidisciplinary team, delivering high quality rehabilitation across the trauma and Orthopaedic pathway, based at Bradford Royal Infimary.
If you are passionate about making a difference in stroke and neurological rehabilitation and want to be part of an innovative, supportive team, we would love to hear from you. We welcome interest from Band 5's seeking the opportunity to work towards a B6 role as part of a development post., What We Offer
• Commitment to staff development including comprehensive in-house training, supervision, and support programmes.
• Opportunities for ongoing postgraduate education
• Support from a highly experienced team to develop your clinical skills
• Flexible working opportunities.
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
• We value people
• We are one team
• We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.