Orthopaedic Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic Orthopedic Occupational Therapy team here at UHL.

The post holder will have the chance to carry a caseload of elective hip and knee patients. Working closely with the ward physiotherapists, you will be expected to take patients from admission through to discharge.

At UHL, there is a strong emphasis on learning and development, with a rolling training program for all band 3 and band 4 staff., The post holder will be responsible for running a weekly Hip and Knee group alongside the Orthopaedic Physiotherapists.

You will be working autonomously with a caseload of elective hip and knee patients. You will be responsible for identifying adaptive equipment to aid in your patients recovery and making referrals to community teams post discharge. Support and guidance will be provided by the Occupational Therapists in your team, as well as the ward Physiotherapists., 1. Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
3. Improving the experience of staff with disability
4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
5. Making equalities mainstream

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations