Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

We are thrilled to announce that with the launch of our newly built integrated front door here at the Great Western Hospital, we are able to offer an experienced Occupational Therapist the opportunity to join our team!

You will work across our fast paced Emergency Department and assessment wards, and benefit from the unique chance to shape and redesign how we deliver our vital services to our patients.

You will be working with a large supportive team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistants to assess patients and facilitate rapid discharges. We work as an integrated team and feel valued by our MDT colleagues as making a difference.

The Great Western Hospital is positioned within minutes of the picturesque Cotswolds, the North Wessex Downs (AONB), The historic Ridgeway and Avebury Stone Circle. If it's rolling green countryside, charming chocolate-box villages, or big towns and cities you seek, they are all within the surrounding area., The specialist therapy post within the Front Door service / team you will need to autonomously manage a complex caseload of a range of varied and complex needs across the emergency department and short stay / assessment wards. Your role as a specialist therapist will be to facilitate timely and safe discharges to meet government set targets (admission avoidance) or establish appropriate client centered pathways to prevent "stranded patients" using statuary and non-statuary agencies

"Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives."