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Occupational Therapists

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

Occupational Therapists

£36483

Royal Berkshire Nhs Foundation Trust, Reading

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 20 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: cb6121e847e042748b56e50c17aa9760

Full Job Description

  • To be an occupational therapist delivering patient centred, caring Therapy for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
  • To be professionally responsible for all aspects of your own work including the therapeutic management of patients in your care, in conjunction with your supervisor.
  • To use your occupational therapy knowledge and skills to provide support and advice to the Multi- disciplinary team and to manage own caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner.
  • To deliver a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service in the Therapy team.
  • To be a member of the Therapy Department team, contributing to service development. In Therapies and the Trust.
  • To deputise for the Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist as required.

    We are looking for motivated and passionate Occupational Therapists to join the rotations at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The rotational post is suitable for new graduates (those who are due to become HCPC registered soon), as well as more experienced band 5s., To have a degree or other recognised qualification in occupational therapy
  • HCPC Registered
  • IT skills, including e-mail
    • Desirable criteria
  • BSc OT
  • Member of BAOT
  • Training & Presentation Skills, Experience working in a healthcare setting
  • Experience of 3 or more different areas of Occupational Therapy practice (can be practice placements)
    • Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in an acute general hospital
  • Experience working in NHS healthcare setting, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

    Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
    • At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding. Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community., The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer. Our innovative Therapies Practice Education Team are an integral part of our staff's experience in their roles. Please follow this link to see more of what we do! https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw, By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period. The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

    The rotational post provides an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge in a range of specialties such as:
  • Stroke
  • Medicine
  • Elderly Care
  • Surgery & Orthopaedics
  • Neuro rehabilitation (Currently based at West Berkshire Community Hospital)
  • Acute Medical Unit (front door services)
    • We offer a comprehensive support package for band 5's to develop their skills; including the use of a band 5 passport which covers key skills and learning opportunities required, workshops and training sessions, and an OT specific practice educator on site. We also have a strong band 5 support group, a buddy system and regular in service sessions., Staff Benefits
  • Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
  • Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
  • NHS pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Money Advice Service
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
  • On-site nursery (based at RBH)
  • Full educational library services
  • Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
  • Bus to work scheme
  • Excellent rail and bus links
  • A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.

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