Job summary
Do you have experience in the field of neurorehabilitation, wheelchair services, hand therapy or paediatrics? Come and join our dynamic team of occupational therapists and support workers providing high quality specialist spinal rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The National Spinal Injuries Centre has a long history and is the largest of the UK spinal centres with 102 beds. The OTs are an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team and help to deliver the service including key working responsibilities. There are opportunities for ongoing education and to develop your skills working with experts in this specialist field.

Main duties of the job
Manage a caseload of patients with spinal cord injury and be responsible for the assessment, treatment and evaluation of these individuals.

Your patients will have complex presentations and you will need to draw on your years of experience in a wide variety of settings to ensure all interaction is patient centred.

Close collaboration with colleagues in physiotherapy is essential. Supervision of staff and providing education for patients and their families is key to this role as is liaison with community services.

You will be involved in departmental audit, service development and research projects as well as being involved in the management of the service on a day to day basis.

About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification
Education Qualifications
Essential

• Current registration with Health Professions Council
• Diploma /Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Field work/clinical educators course

Desirable

• BAOT, Membership
• Masters degree in related field
• Membership of professional special interest group

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of 3 years working experience at Band 6 level
• Experience in student clinical supervision
• Experience in supervision of junior staff
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development, and reflective practice
• Participation in audit and research activities
• Establish and maintain CPD Portfolio

Desirable

• Minimum of 2 years working in SCI rehab or related field
• Knowledge and application of evidence based practice and clinical reasoning

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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