Job summary
We are looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our established Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation. This is an exciting opportunity at Band 5 level to gain experience in the area specialist orthopaedics and working with patient with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.

The post holder will be rotating through following clinical teams:

• Adult Orthopaedics
• Pain Management and Rehabilitation
• Sarcoma and Orthopaedic Oncology
• Paediatric Orthopaedics
• London Spinal Cord Injuries Centre

Main duties of the job
Within all the clinical teams you will be the responsible for carrying a caseload of patients which will include patients with complex physical and psychological needs. This may include patients with 'Special Needs' requiring specialist seating assessments. Your caseload will include patients ranging in age from children, young adulthood/adults to elderly.

The post will benefit from a multi professional structure of clinical specialists, peer support and supervision and will have excellent opportunities to develop your professional portfolio.

The post holder will be based at Stanmore and will be required to work on a weekend rota as part of Therapy 7-day service.

About us
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Job responsibilities
The post holder will be managed by the Clinical Specialist Manager/s and accountable to the Director of Therapy Services. Clinical supervision will be provided by the Band 7 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist in the team and the post holder will be expected to supervise other members of staff and students as allocated.

The post holder will provide cover for administrative and clinical tasks in the temporary absence of another member of the team, as appropriate to own level of experience.

Qualifications
Essential

• DipCOT/ Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Member of COT or recognised equivalent.
• Registered with HPC.

Experience
Essential

• 6 months experience as Therapy/Rehabilitation Technician or Equivalent relevant experience in any other clinical setting as OT student
• Broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and medical conditions associated with the clinical area.
• Understanding of team dynamics and MDT working.
• Working knowledge of common adaptive equipment.

Desirable

• 6 months NHS experience as Band 5 OT.
• Interest in and further study in clinical area
• Knowledge of neurological and biomechanical treatment approaches for complex disability.
• Awareness of some specialist equipment relevant to the post.

Skills
Essential

• Good Written and Verbal communication with colleagues and patients and other agencies.
• Able to communicate with a variety of people, occasionally in emotional distress
• Sound clinical reasoning and reflective skills.
• Good organisation of self and time.
• Ability to reflect and appraise own performance.
• Ability to self-motivate and initiate activity.
• Computer Literacy . - Use of Microsoft office . Email and other web based systems

Desirable

• RCOT Specialist Section/ other Special Interest Group membership.
• Clinical supervisor's course.

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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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).