B5 Occupational Therapist - East Rotation

Job Overview -

Are you looking for a rotational post which will allow you to develop clinical skills across a range of specialities? If the answer is yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you on the West rotation at Leicestershire Partnership Trust. This rotational post would give a rare, and sought after, opportunity to gain a variety of clinical skills in physical, inpatient, community and neuro settings. The rotations are for 9 months each, Monday to Friday.

What’s the Deal?

• Support galore: You will be working as part of teams of established, supportive and welcoming Occupational Therapists along with other MDT professionals. If applicable you will be enrolled on a year long preceptorship programme alongside regular supervision and appraisal as well as opportunities to attend in-service training.
• Explore and Grow: The rotation includes the stroke ward at St Luke's Hospital Market Harborough, sub-acute rehab ward St Luke's Hospital Market Harborough and Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke Services in the East of Leicestershire.
• Be part of something bigger: You’ll be a key player in our integrated and specialist community services, working alongside amazing teams and health and social care professionals.

Tech Savvy (Training Provided): You’ll need to get comfortable with electronic patient records but don’t worry, we’ll give you all the training and support you need to become a digital whizz!

Mobility: It is essential that you hold a full UK driving licence with access to an appropriate vehicle.

Contact Details

Any questions? Drop me an email on Claire Turvey - claire.turvey3@nhs.net and we can arrange to have a chat.

Please note - we politely request that previous applicants do not reapply.

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

• Your Mission: You’ll be providing an occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation service to the patients on your area of rotation.
• Your Superpowers: You will possess a professional approach with good communication and problem-solving skills with a positive approach to MDT working and person centred care. You will be keen to learn and develop and engage with a wide variety of OT interventions in a variety of settings.
• Team working: You will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues regarding clinical work, and with other professionals from within the appropriate MDT and outside agencies.

Experience: You must be a HCPC registered OT. This post is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who has just graduated or someone who has already been practicing but is interested in experiencing a variety of clinical settings.

Settings: Stroke ward at St Luke's Hospital Market Harborough, Sub-acute rehab ward St Luke's Hospital Market Harborough and Community Integrated Neuro and Stroke services in the East of Leicestershire. The area that you start in will be dependent upon where the vacancy sits.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

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or all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.