Job summaryMaternity Leave cover 9 months
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Spinal Injuries Therapy Service. The post holder will be employed as a Senior Occupational Therapist and will have the opportunity to advance their knowledge and experience in the rehabilitation of patients post spinal cord injury.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country, close to the North Yorkshire Moors and within easy reach of Newcastle and Leeds. It comprises two acute hospitals, The James Cook University Hospital and Friarage Hospital Northallerton and a number of community hospitals.
The James Cook University Hospital is a major trauma centre and provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracic, vascular surgery and cancer services.
The post holder will complete rehabilitation with patients post spinal cord injury within the rehabilitation unit. The post holder will be required to complete domiciliary visits to facilitate discharges and training.
The post holder will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills within the management of patients throughout the rehabilitation journey. The post involves working as part of the integrated MDT team, liaising with external services and families.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will be based at the Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Injury Centre at The James Cook University Hospital which has a well-established, progressive and dynamic Therapy Service that continues to develop and grow with the Trust.
The team is friendly and supportive and mentorship for this role will be available from the Occupational Therapist and Therapy Service Lead.
This post offers development in clinical and leadership skills. We have a comprehensive training programme and our staff are encouraged and supported in their CPD through workshops and clinical supervision. There is also an expectation to actively participate in audit and research.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist you will be encouraged to develop your skills and to supervise assistants and more junior staff and be involved in the clinical education of students.
This post is suitable for Occupational Therapists with significant postgraduate experience and an interest in neurological Occupational Therapy enabling them to build on their core skills developed as a Occupational Therapist.
About usSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.
Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.
We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Qualifications and Training- BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
Knowledge and Skills- Demonstrates analytical skills and judgement when dealing with the Occupational Therapy management of complex clients
- Good teaching and supervisory skills
- Demonstrates detailed clinical reasoning skills
- To display effective communication skills, communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to patients, carers and colleagues
- Basic IT skills
- Theoretical knowledge and applied clinical practice in specialist area
- Good understanding of the structure, policies, priorities and format of the NHS
Desirable- Audit and Research experience
Experience- Experience at band 5 level including work as a rotational Occupational Therapist in a variety of specialties
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses
- Experience working as an autonomous practitioner at a band 5 level within the NHS
Desirable- experience working with patients with neurological conditions
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 