Senior Acute Occupational TherapistNHS
Job summary
Are you
- passionate about top class patient care with a belief that every day matters?
- looking for new learning opportunities to expand your competencies & skills?
- ready for a new challenge?
- driven to change the narrative of OT within the Trust and our wider communities to promote and develop a strong workforce now for future generations?
- Committed to making the NHS have a brighter future?
Do you want
- to learn in a fast-paced hospital and community setting?
- to work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience?
- to develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, experienced Occupational Therapy leaders?
- to develop strong leadership skills to assist with service and people development?
- a workplace that has energy and a drive to proactively respond and think outside the box for the best service now and into the future?
We can offer:
- an acute rotation providing you with diverse experiences including Medicine (Care of the Elderly, Respiratory and Cardiology), Orthopaedics, Surgery, A&E, Stroke, hands and palliative care (correct at time of advertisement),
- excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior colleagues,
- peer support from a large group of colleagues on the rotation,
- a multi-professional preceptorship programme.
To find about more about the additional things we can offer get in touch.
Main duties of the job
- To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients; strive to provide a service fit for today and the future; develop personal leadership to support clinical growth.
- Every rotation (12 months) brings duties specific for that speciality and team.
- Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance.
- As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an AHP practice development lead and clinical flow lead.
Job description
If you are inspired to learn more about this opportunity and our team, we encourage you to review the attached job description, which outlines the key responsibilities and expectations of this role.
We also welcome enquiries about potential opportunities for static positions in medicine, should that be of interest.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.