We are pleased to advertise an exciting opportunity to join the complex care therapy team as a Senior Occupational Therapist.

The role is full time 37.5 hours per week and is based at Dewsbury hospital. The team work 5 in 7 days, with shifts times 8am-4pm; some flexibility can be applied to this via flexible work requests and are subject to approval to meet service demand.

We are looking for a dynamic, compassionate, experienced Occupational Therapist who has a range of experience working in an acute hospital setting. You will be supported in joining a forward thinking and ambitious therapy team, who strive to support staff to develop and deliver high quality care.

If you are interested in this opportunity and feel you have the qualities and skills required to fulfil this role then please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss further.

Main duties of the job

The complex care team strive to ensure the best possible outcome for the patient when discharging back in the community and we always aim for home first as the preferred option. We work closely with the wider MDT ensuring safe discharge plans are in place.

We also provide therapeutic holistic assessments, treatments and rehabilitation for a wide variety of medical presentations on the elderly medicine wards. Expert knowledge in complex cognitive assessments, specialist equipment needs and enhanced communication skills are imperative to this role at Dewsbury.

The post holder will contribute to the leadership of the team and supported by the senior management team on a daily basis and will be responsible for supervising junior members of staff, students and delivering training to peers and the wider MDT.

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.