Senior Occupational Therapist - Rheumatology

An exciting opportunity has a risen for a Senior OT to join our dynamic and supportive Rheumatology Occupational Therapy Team.
The post will involve working as an integral member of a well established and highly regarded multidisciplinary team, contributing to service developments at New Cross and CCH. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist to join this team.
This post will offer an exciting opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a well-established team specializing in the management of Rheumatological conditions., To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment diagnosis and treatment of patients.
To maintain close working relationships with other health professionals including the nursing and consultant teams to ensure efficient, effective and appropriate delivery of the service.
To supervise and educate student occupational therapists to a graduate standard, working with the Universities to ensure standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification., The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly., Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.