Senior Occupational Therapist

This role will see the successful candidate working as an Occupational Therapist within the inpatient therapy team based at West Berkshire general Inpatient wards. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. The normal working pattern is 08:30 -16:30. The post holder will be expected to be a car driver and use their car for off-site visits and small equipment deliveries. The therapy teams work closely to manage the inpatient beds and are a friendly approachable team. This is a great opportunity to gain experience of all aspects of Inpatient Therapy and develop transferable skills.Main duties of the job

• Full time role working across inpatient therapies
• Working with patient's on Donnington and Highclere wards at WBCH
• Completing activities which are goal focussed and aimed at promoting independence with everyday activities.
• Liaising with patients' and their relatives to achieve the best outcomes in hospital and for discharge.
• Delivering and fitting equipment at the patient's property (after training)
• Completing goal orientated therapy and outcome measures
• Promoting independence and helping to manage expectation
• Supporting patients with management of their activities of daily living
  
  Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites