Occupational Therapist

Full time 37.5 hours per week. Fixed term contract until February 2027 or Secondment.

Are you a Newly qualified Occupational Therapist? Bolton NHS Foundation Trust would like to get your new career off to the best start in our high-performing, friendly and supportive Trust. Here at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust we have a great role waiting for you.

If you have a passion for delivering outstanding care and making a positive difference to the lives of the people in your care, then we want to hear from you!

This is an opportunity to join the team within Occupational Therapy rotation.

The rotations are 6 monthly, rotating through hospital and community services which currently cover: Orthopaedics, Home First, Inpatient Therapies, Surgery, Stroke, Social Services (Independent Living Services), Community Therapy, Palliative Care and Intermediate Care bed based, Paediatric Services and Learning Disabilities

As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

Job description

It is essential you are a driver, with access to a vehicle insured for business use, subject to the conditions of the DDA.

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications & Professional Registration

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio

Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional body
• ECDL

Experience

Essential

• Broad range of clinical experience gained through student placements or post graduate experience.
• Experience of managing a caseload of clients with complex needs
• Experience of problem solving
• Experience of effective team working

Desirable

• Experience of assessing and treating patients who do not speak English or have other barriers to communication
• Participation in clinical audit

Skills

Essential

• Clinical reasoning skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to use and apply a range of assessment and treatment techniques and approaches relevant to specialist areas on rotation.
• Appropriate physical and sensory skill as required by profession
• Ability to communicate effectively and flexibly and to adapt communication style to the needs of patients, carers and staff

Ability to deal with complex and sensitive information and act appropriately.

Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and to manage time effectively

Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes

Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst working on multiple tasks

Ability to cope with distressing or emotional circumstances

Effective presentation skills

Ability to establish good working relationships

Computer skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of a range of conditions and their management achieved through experience or study
• Demonstrate learning about all the professions within the team
• An understanding of quality governance and evidence based practice
• Knowledge of recent NHS & Trust developments and their impact on the service

other

Essential

• Car owner/driver subject to the conditions of the DDA

About the employer

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is known for being a friendly and supportive place to work; a large part of this is due to the teams that work here. As a newly qualified practitioner, you can be assured that you will be supported and developed in your role.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values.