Senior Occupational Therapist

The purpose of this post is to provide specialist Occupational Therapy rehabilitation intervention for patients on the acute stroke ward at Scunthorpe General Hospital.

The post aims to support effective discharge planning as part of a wider MDT. You would be expected to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner ensuring the service delivers excellent care to patients.

This ward provides initial care for suspected stroke patients for the Northern Lincolnshire area via a Hyper acute stroke unit and then acute rehabilitation in the initial stages post stroke. The team offer some initial follow up on discharge and they also liaise closely with the community stroke and neuro team in NL for ongoing interventions for patients on discharge.

The post would ideally suit an experienced Band 6 Therapist or a Band 5 wishing to progress into a more senior role. Development roles would be considered with the applicant supported to achieve work-based competencies in order to progress from Band 5 -Band 6.

There will be an expectation that you will participate in the 7 day working rota.

Perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide a diagnosis and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.

Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.

Supervise, educate and assess students, assistants and Band 5 staff and provide specialised advice to other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.

Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further develop own clinical practice and development of the service area. Make recommendations on changes to practice to the clinical lead/manager. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to development of service protocols.

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Karen Grimsby Job title: Operational Lead Email address: Sign in to view email Telephone number: 07592120756