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Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Rotational Occupational TherapistThe closing date is 16 July 2025Rotational Occupational Therapist Band 6 The Great Western Hospital are looking to recruit Band 6 Occupational Therapists as part of our rotational programme. We would be open to welcoming applications from current Band 5 OT's wanting to develop into a Band 6 role. Our Band 6 Rotational Programme includes gaining valuable experience in the below areas: Orthopaedic Therapy - Trauma and Elective Acute Occupational Therapy - Medicine and Surgery Front Door Therapy - Emergency care and Admission Avoidance Each rotation will be for 9 months where you will rotate within the above areas to support the demand in the Hospital site. If you would like to find out more information about this opportunity or to arrange a brief department walk around, please get in touch with Louise White or Michaela Kirby on 01793 646141 or louise.white4@ or michaela.kirby1@ We look forward to hearing from you! Main duties of the jobThe role of the Senior Occupational Therapist is to provide, develop and deliver a specialised and skilled level of Occupational Therapy intervention to each service within the rotation. To participate in the Band 6 Rotation Scheme - 9 months within Acute Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedic Therapy and Front Door Therapy Services. To be aware of the total therapy needs of the team, the changing demands and take action in consultation with the Team Leaders to fulfil these needs. To be able to be proactive at delivering therapeutic interventions within a timely manner to enable patients to maintain their independence, identifying when patients would benefit from further rehabilitation and support services and to refer on to other services appropriately. To provide clinical leadership and specialist advice, through the supervision, coaching and education, for less experienced occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants, students, support workers and other members of the interdisciplinary team. About usOur STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives. Job responsibilitiesTo participate in the Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation programme. To assist with the continuous service development of the therapy services to provide high quality care and timely intervention. To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision. To manage complex diverse cases which may include medical, neurological, traumatic brain injury, surgical, orthopaedic, musculo-skeletal and psychiatric conditions. The staff member will be required to work their contracted hours over 7 days a week Please see attached job description for full details Person SpecificationQualificationsDiploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy Registered with Health and care Professions Council Evidence of continuing Professional Development and postgraduate learning relevant to clinical area - e.g., Falls, Elderly rehabilitation, Frailty, Admission avoidance, Neurology, use of equipment. Evidence of basic management training Registered field work educator Member of special interest group Member of professional body ExperienceExperience in complex discharge planning within the NHS Broad clinical experience e.g. surgical, ED, neurology, medical, orthopaedic, community rapid response, admission avoidance, rehabilitation, community Experience of providing a broad range of interventions for a complex caseload. Working as part of an MDT and joint problem solving Application of the Occupational Therapy process and models of practice Use of goal setting and outcome measures Ability to lead and work as part of a team Ability to lead and work as part of a team Experience of providing supervision for junior staff or assistants Lead for student supervision Experience in and an understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education Experience of Splints, braces and slings Experience of using a wide range of standardised and non-standardised assessments. Involvement in the recruitment and retention process. Participation in service development and implementation of change. Taking a lead role in project work Inter-disciplinary team working SkillsExcellent verbal communication to enable effective MDT working and communicating with relatives, patients etc. ? Flexible/adapts to change ? Good interpersonal skills ? Capacity assessments, consent and safeguarding's within the NHS or adult social care. ? Sound clinical reasoning skills to allow for appropriate treatment selection and discharge planning. ? Able to treat complex cases independently and also assist juniors in their treatment ? Be able to prioritise a large and varied caseload across wards and include non-clinical duties. ? Ability to develop others using training teaching and supervision. ? To be able to prepare and deliver presentations to a group and teaching skills ? Understanding of clinical governance e.g. audit, risk management, education, learning from incidents. ? Up to date evidence based clinical knowledge ? Ability to manage resources ? Organisational awareness ? Good IT skills including Word, PowerPoint, Excel Awareness of budget management Rehabilitation skills Awareness of Health and Safety Knowledge of NHS National strategy e.g. NHS plan, NSF's Knowledge of CCG local delivery plan Insight into team dynamics and conflict resolution Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust#J-18808-Ljbffr