Band 3 Occupational Therapy Technician-Garment Design and Machinist

Supported by the Occupational Therapy teams you will work closely with patients who rely on us in the road to recovery.

This essential service is often delivered to those patients suffering the effects of burns -- it is therefore essential that you are competent and compassionate in the delivery of this service.

Main duties of the job

As a valued member of this amazing team, you will need to evidence your experience in working with sewing machines & over-lockers. You will be able to design and create (calculate and measure) patterns and bespoke garments.

This bespoke opportunity will see you tailor garments to the highest standards to ensure we meet the needs of each individual needs of each patient.

Success will see your communication and organisational skills to work on your own initiative in often time sensitive and challenging environments.

As a vital member of the team this rare opportunity requires a candidate who is experienced in sewing and garment design and can use these skills to produce custom pressure garments to aid patients with scarring following injury or surgery.

Supporting and caring for patients is the primary function of the NHS. As an employer we can offer a variety of careers that all lead back to caring for our patients.

Many of the 350+careers we offer within the NHS are unique and often require experience over formal education or registration.

Our Therapies Team are now inviting applications to the Burns and Plastics team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital- B15., We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

In return, you can expect a warm and friendly welcome from the Therapies and wider UHB Team -- where our values of Kind, Connected and Bold underpin everything we do --You can expect a starting salary of 24,071 rising with service to 25,674 with ongoing education and personal development. This, along with a public sector pension, 27 days annual leave (rising with service with the opportunity to buy and sell leave) and the opportunity to make a difference within our communities.