Specialty Occupational Therapist - Acute and General Medicine

Are you a compassionate and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge? We are seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team in a fast-paced acute hospital setting. This role is ideal for someone with a solid background in occupational therapy who thrives in a patient-centred environment, focused on supporting older adults and those with complex medical needs.

As part of a multi-professional team, you will identify and undertake a comprehensive assessment of need and deliver interventions to optimise the recovery of older people during their acute hospital stay and provide appropriate adaptions to prepare them to return to their home environment. The work of the Occupational Therapist is highly regarded by the local multidisciplinary team as well as the wider local healthcare system.

The Acute and General Medicine team is a supportive team, who strive to deliver the best care to predominantly a Frail patient group. We are committed to providing a learning environment where innovation and progressive practice is valued and developed. We are involved with the healthy and active ageing theme of the Department's innovation and development agenda through the Oxford Allied Health Professions Research and Innovation Unit (AHPRU)and have well developed links with the local Universities for developmental opportunities.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality, safe and effective Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services to older adults, as part of a cohesive multi-professional team.

To work collaboratively with patients and their carers to effectively assess, goal plan and treat patients following admission to hospital and strive to maximise their independence and quality of life.

To supervise and teach recently qualified Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy students and therapy assistants.

To actively participate in quality improvement, clinical audit and research projects

To take an active part in the team's extended hours and seven-day working roster to maximise the access and delivery of older adult rehabilitation.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.