Senior Occupational Therapist (Static) Neurosurgery and Major Trauma

The Occupational Therapists work as part of as an Integrated Therapy team, ward MDT and wider MDT to deliver highly skilled assessment, interventions, discharge planning, and signposting to various services across the region.
You will gain experience of working in a large busy acute teaching hospitals which has defined links with Hull University and is itself a Major Trauma Centre.
The post holders will work alongside colleagues to support the assessment or need across a range of clinical conditions which present within acute care with varying degrees of complexity. Frequently seen cases are primary Brain tumours, Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, acute spinal injuries, Acute head injuries, and Poly- trauma patients.
As an occupational therapy you will have direct input into the assessment and treatment of patients, delivering evidence based interventions to facilitate recovery, promote well being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life.
The nature of the role requires proficient assessment of cognition and performance using both standardised and non- standardised assessment.
We are seeking applicants who can adapt quickly to changing work environments and work well within a team. You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build networks to enable appropriate partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs.

We require a self-motivated, dynamic clinician who are stimulated by challenge and are looking for the opportunity to improve their skills at a senior level. It is expected that you will have had comprehensive post graduate experience working in the areas of neurosurgery/ neuro- rehabilitation, which ideally would include acute NHS experience.
The post holder will gain enhanced experience, knowledge and skills in acute Major Trauma and Neurosurgery care. Management of Poly -trauma patients including rehabilitation, regional care pathways and discharge. There will be internal and external opportunities to for advanced skills training.
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The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.