Occupational Therapist

We are recruiting to our popular and varied band 5 Occupational Therapy Rotation - This is a permanent position, but may also have some fixed term roles. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and develop skills and knowledge, in a supportive environment. The rotation gives experience of work in the following clinical specialities, Rotations cover our 3 hospital sites (Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury) and community settings. This post will give opportunity to gain experience in the following areas.

• Trauma / Orthopaedics / Amputees
• Elderly complex care
• Respiratory
• Surgery
• Intermediate care MY Therapy Team
• Spinal injuries
• A & E / acute assessment and frailty
• Hand Therapy
• Neurology
• Burns
• Children's Therapy
The services cover 7 days, a flexible approach is required to meet the challenges in each clinical speciality where you would be assigned to an experienced clinical practitioner for regular supervision and support as well as working within experienced and well-established teams. We offer preceptorship support throughout your first year of practice., To undertake Occupational Therapy assessments for a designated acute caseload. To understand and apply the Occupational Therapy process in order to effectively self-manage a designated caseload within a rotational area, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the patient in components of self-care, productivity and leisure. To be responsible for the organisation, implementation, and evaluation of assessments to facilitate safe and timely discharge of individuals. To develop skills and knowledge through participation in the diverse rotational scheme, working within inpatients, outpatients and community settings.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce. We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care. We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience. We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.