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Occupational TherapistBerkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Thatcham, United Kingdom
Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust • Thatcham, United Kingdom
14 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description
Job summary
Occupational Therapist - West Berkshire Community Hospital. Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking to develop your skills in rehabilitation? Join our supportive multidisciplinary team at West Berkshire Community Hospital, where you'll help adults regain independence and achieve the best possible outcomes following illness or injury. In this rewarding role, you'll assess, treat and manage a varied caseload of patients with complex needs on our inpatient rehabilitation ward, delivering high-quality, person-centred care that supports patients to return home safely. As part of our Outstanding CQC-rated Trust, you'll join an organisation committed to staff wellbeing and professional development. Our supportive team offers excellent learning opportunities, including exposure to our specialist Rainbow Room providing palliative care and an eight-bed neuro-rehabilitation unit, allowing you to gain valuable experience across a range of clinical areas. This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm. Weekend working is not currently part of the service but may be introduced in the future. We're looking for someone who has a degree in Occupational Therapy, a current HCPC registration and a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, as some sites are not reachable by public transport. If you're looking to make a real difference while developing your career within a welcoming and innovative team, we'd love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job
  • To provide supervision guidance to band 3 and 4 support workers in the therapy team.
  • To make recommendations to the wider MDT and to support with education of students.
  • To identify service developments, needs, contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the service and have responsibility for defined projects.
  • To be responsible for a complex caseload using an interdisciplinary, patient focused rehabilitative approach with support from the senior therapists.

About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish. Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are: Caring for and about you is our top priority; Committed to providing good quality, safe services; Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions. Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include: Flexible working options to support work-life balance; 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell; Generous NHS pension scheme; Excellent learning and career development opportunities; 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles; Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services; Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants; Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality; Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave; Free parking across Trust sites.

Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
  • Degree in Occupational Therapy along with HCPC registration.
  • A passion for working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting.
  • Car driver & possess full drivers license to be able to drive in the UK.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

Person specification - Education/Qualifications/Training
  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Registered with the HCPC

Continuous Professional Development
  • Evidence in training in rehabilitation of older people
  • Training in the equipment needs of older people
  • Understanding of the models used in Occupational Therapy

Previous Experience
  • Experience of working in a rehabilitation or intermediate care setting.
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • To work autonomously, plan and organise own workload
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Computer skills
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance

Additional Requirements
  • Must be a car driver
  • Must have access to a suitable car for work purposes.
  • Must be physically able to load/unload equipment in and out of a car boot (following individual and specific risk assessment).
  • Ability to work flexibly as part of a 6-day rota if required.

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.
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