Senior Neuro Occupational Therapist, Victoria Dr E

Job summary

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and dynamic place to work. Our values - Patient Centred and Safe, Professional, Responsive and Friendly - are at the core of our practice and care and are the basis for our interactions with patients and each other.

We work collaboratively with our NHS partners across Wiltshire and into Dorset and Hampshire to ensure that local people have access to the best possible healthcare services.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist with Stroke and/or Neuro experience to join the Stroke Therapy Team. The role will be based on the Stroke Unit within Salisbury District Hospital, assessing and managing a varied caseload including a range of neurological conditions within this specialised area.

Professional and specialist supervision is available from senior members of staff, and successful candidates will be working closely with all areas of the MDT.

For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Claire Shutler - Clinical Lead Stroke Occupational Therapist - Phone - 01722 336 262 Extension 3181 Bleep 1459.

Main duties of the job

Our ideal candidate will be confident with appropriate NHS experience, clearly able to demonstrate a desire to actively participate in all aspects of the role. They must be willing and able to lead on various elements of the work in this exciting and demanding acute area of Occupational Therapy.

The successful candidate must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. They will be able to demonstrate clear clinical reasoning and have the ability to explain their decisions and actions in a way that all concerned will be able to understand. They must also be able to demonstrate evidence of recent learning and examples of continued professional and clinical development.

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated"Good"by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics&Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

• Evidence of MDT working
• Evidence of good communication skills
• Evidence of complex discharge planning
• Evidence of autonomous working
• Evidence of priortisation skills

Desirable

• Evidence of deputising in absence of senior staff
• Leading group sessions
• Evidence of representing the therapy team at ward-level meetings e.g. MDT meetings, care reviews, handovers
• Evidence of developing stroke-specific skills within practice

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Minimum of 2 years'experience as an OT
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Range of postgraduate experience across core areas in an acute setting
• Experience of service development
• Experience of working with stroke and/or neurological conditions

Desirable

• Experience of supervising students
• Experience of qualified staff / unqualified staff
• Experience of working as a Band 6 OT

Additional

Essential

• Evidence of neuro-specific CPD from internal and external courses
• Desire to work at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
• Desire to work with stroke/neurological conditions

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching others

Person Specification
Skills

Essential

• Evidence of MDT working
• Evidence of good communication skills
• Evidence of complex discharge planning
• Evidence of autonomous working
• Evidence of priortisation skills

Desirable

• Evidence of deputising in absence of senior staff
• Leading group sessions
• Evidence of representing the therapy team at ward-level meetings e.g. MDT meetings, care reviews, handovers
• Evidence of developing stroke-specific skills within practice

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

• HCPC registration
• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Minimum of 2 years'experience as an OT
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Range of postgraduate experience across core areas in an acute setting
• Experience of service development
• Experience of working with stroke and/or neurological conditions

Desirable

• Experience of supervising students
• Experience of qualified staff / unqualified staff
• Experience of working as a Band 6 OT

Additional

Essential

• Evidence of neuro-specific CPD from internal and external courses
• Desire to work at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
• Desire to work with stroke/neurological conditions

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Odstock Road

Salisbury

SP2 8BJ

United Kingdom

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