Occupational Therapist - Trauma and Orthopaedics

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Trauma and Orthopaedics therapy team here at UHCW NHS Trust. UHCW Therapy Department is a forward thinking, innovative department working within a large, multi-site acute NHS trust.
The post holder will work clinically within the busy acute Trauma and Orthopaedic wards, providing highly specialist advice, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of patients. You will work across the major trauma enhanced care unit, elective and trauma wards and day surgery unit. Applicants will need to demonstrate effective communication skills, be comfortable working with individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying levels of health and/or complex needs. The successful candidate will work within an integrated team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and provide clinical supervision to staff and students.
We are looking for applicants who have developed skills and knowledge to assess and treat patients with a wide variety of conditions within an acute setting. Due to the high turnover of patients and varying complexity the applicant needs to be dynamic and adaptable. You should have experience in staff supervision and student training, as well as experience of service development.
The Trauma and orthopaedic team operates a seven day week working pattern.
Interviews for this post are due to take place 10th April 2024
Behave consistently with the values and beliefs of the organisation and promote these on a day-to-day basis.
Act as a role model to colleagues, always seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
Manage a caseload of patients with varying diagnosis and or /complex needs, using evidence based/ client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a defined clinical area.
Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy
Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence ® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.
Be professional, legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work and activities, to manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload.
Carry a clinical caseload of highly complex patients, provide advanced therapeutic assessment & evaluation and provide detailed written treatment plans with patient centred goals working within ward / department areas.
Work as an autonomous practitioner and member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to team discussions and influencing decisions about patient care programmes, taking on the role of care co-ordinator and/ or vocational lead where relevant.
Carry out treatment, using a broad variety of modalities and clinical reasoning to allow selection of the most appropriate technique evaluating, modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes & adapting them to meet the needs of the patient.
Support the production of an annual report specific to own clinical area & participate in the delivery of the Therapy business plan.
Use highly developed manual treatment skills requiring coordination, sensation & dexterity.
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