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Band 5 Rotational Occupational TherapistBand 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at our Bedford Hospital South Wing Site.Our rotational Occupational Therapy posts are a great opportunity to experience the acute hospital setting. You will work with a diverse range of patients and multi-disciplinary team members; giving you a great opportunity to practice and enhance your OT skills across multiple specialties.At Bedford Hospital, we have a fantastic opportunity for Band 5 Occupational Therapists to work in our well-established supportive teams. The areas are in Neurology/Stroke, Frailty & Complex Elderly medicine, Urgent medicine, Gastro & Oncology and Orthopaedics & Surgery including amputees.Students, newly qualified and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.To perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse and varied physical and psychological conditions, to determine a diagnosis and formulate and deliver an appropriate individualised treatment programme. To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a specific area or ward, working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a senior occupational therapist is available when required. Clinical work is regularly evaluated by a senior occupational therapist. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. To supervise work experience students on observational placement, ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times. To contribute and participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice and improve service delivery within each clinical area. Make recommendations to senior staff.Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emily Cox Job title: OT Professional Lead Email address: Telephone number: 07407110632 Seniority levelSeniority level Entry level Employment typeEmployment type Full-time Job functionJob function Management and Manufacturing Industries Hospitals and Health Care Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Band Member” roles.Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Bedford, England, United Kingdom 18 hours ago Bedford, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago Coordinator, Music Production & PlaybackMilton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 3 weeks ago Northampton, England, United Kingdom 1 year ago Band 5 Registered Nurse - Endoscopy (Fixed Term Contracts)Luton, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Wellingborough, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6Occupational Therapist OR Physiotherapist- Band 6Welwyn, England, United Kingdom 2 hours ago Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Buckingham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Croydon, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.#J-18808-Ljbffr