We are looking to recruit a motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team, providing inpatient rehabilitation for patients with stroke, long term neurological conditions and care of the elderly.
The post is based on Runfold Ward at Farnham Hospital, Surrey. The ward is a 21 bedded inpatient unit, which comprises of a minimum of 11 stroke beds, with 10 additional beds for other neurological conditions and elderly care rehabilitation. You would be working alongside a multi-disciplinary team, which includes Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Adult Social Care and Dieticians.
Package DescriptionAs a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you’ll be part of our valued team at Camberley Health Centre
You will feel valued as an Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
£37,338 - £44,962 Band 6 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
Plentiful on site-parking
Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
Main ResponsibilitiesProfessional responsibilities
You will be responsible for maintaining own CPD keeping up to date with new research and developments, especially in relation to evidenced based practice.
To participate in the development and training of Occupational Therapy assistants.
Participate in clinical supervision and annual staff appraisal scheme.
Help with in service development projects and audits
To ensure membership of appropriate professional bodies remains up to date - HCPC and to have knowledge of the standards required
Stay up-to-date statutory and mandatory training relevant to the role.
General
This Is a varied role where a degree of flexibility is required to ensure we can provide an equitable service, working with colleagues and line manager to ensure that the activities of the post make a real difference to our patients.
Depending upon experience this post may require occasional weekend working.
The post holder must hold a valid driving licence.
We provide support through clinical supervision, in-service training, journal clubs and reviews and preceptorship programmes.
The Ideal Candidate
BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
HCPC (Occupational Therapy) registration
The ability to work flexibly across specialities as need arises
Clinical skills related to the job role as outlined above
Experience of working within a Health Care organisation at preregistration or post registration level
Knowledge of relevant national guidance and other relevant initiatives
Excellent communication skills
Motivation, adaptability and innovation skills
Access to a car and hold a valid UK driving license.
You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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