Senior Neuro Rotational Occupational Therapist
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newtown, Cambridge
Senior Neuro Rotational Occupational Therapist
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newtown, Cambridge
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 3 Dec | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 9a75bb01367c4b2db6905e8ca0d19cd5
Full Job Description
To provide highly specialised acute and early rehabilitation to patients in your caseload.
To support and work alongside other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure delivery of the highest possible standard of service.
To actively participate in the training and development of junior staff members, Therapy Assistants and Apprentices.
To lead on service development projects.
To support the Team Leader in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy Service on a day-to-day basis.
To be an integral part of the highly specialised multidisciplinary team in your working area including Consultants, Specialist Nurses and Specialist Physiotherapists.
We are looking for an innovative team player to join the Neuro rotational programme which covers a wide variety of clinical areas: Stroke, Neuro-rehabilitation, Neurosciences, Intensive Care and Major Trauma.
You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with good communication and a wide range of clinical skills and some experience working with patients with a neurological diagnosis. You will also have some experience of developing service improvement projects.
As a proven Clinical Educator, you will play a role in providing placements to OT students and take part in our education programme.
You will provide comprehensive occupational therapy to patients, working autonomously and without direct supervision, integrating the available evidence-base. You will ensure safe and effective delivery of occupational therapy and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
If you are experienced at working in Acute Care / Community with complex patients, committed to improving patient care and patient flow, practice evidence based therapy and enjoy working in a team then this is the job for you.
In return we can offer you a friendly and supportive environment in which to develop and excel in your career.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.