Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Community Respiratory

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Solihull Community Respiratory Team within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will be based at Solihull Hospital and work across Solihull community daily, the post is a permanent, part time 0.7 WTE, 26.25 hours per week.

The role will support all elements of the service which mainly include FAB clinics and pulmonary rehabilitation.

The post is open to qualified Occupational Therapists with the relevant skills and a experience working within Respiratory, you will join a Multi-disciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Respiratory nurse specialists, Occupational therapists, support workers and admin staff. The team fosters a strong emphasis on collaborative working with the aim of streamlining patient pathways between the acute and community setting thereby providing a responsive and outcome focused service to patients, wherever they present.

Candidates need to be registered with the HCPC and have excellent communication skills, a flexible approach and the ability to work autonomously as well as in a team across multiple agencies. Excellent organisational and time management skills are also essential. We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.

This role requires the post holder to be a car driver with use of a vehicle for business purposes.

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.