Senior Occupational Therapist (Acute)

A exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Therapies team. This is a permanent part time post (34.5 hours) Monday to Friday with some weekend working.

The successful candidate will support the Team Leads and Clinical Service Leads in the delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions across the Medical wards, Surgical wards and the Therapy Rehabilitation Area at RAEI, as well as supporting the future development of the services and its staff.

The post offers the opportunity to work alongside the dynamic Physiotherapy and Home First Therapy team offering a Home First approach for patients as appropriate. In addition there will be opportunities to deliver bespoke 1:1 and group based OT interventions for patients on our Acute rehabilitation ward and Therapy rehabilitation unit.

Main duties of the job

To carry out specialist assessment and treatment interventions for patients admitted to RAEI with the aim to optimise functional independence and safety.

To facilitate safe and timely discharges with appropriate transfer of care and /or referral to community health and social care providers.

Contribute to the determination of a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate, and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care. Communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.

Take part in the education and training of Occupational therapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social series / education staff including medical staff.

To support the Team Leads and Clinical Service Manager in the day to day running of the Occupational Therapy service within the Acute therapy service.

To work alongside the wider MDT (health and social services) on the delivery of interventions as required.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.