Specialist Occupational Therapist (Upper Limb)

at  Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

ToThe postholder will expected to provide high standards of Occupational Therapy to patients with diverse and complex conditions referred to Upper Limb Therapy Team. The post holder will support MDT to deliver evidence based practice and ensure the best possible outcomes for the patients.
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Delivers a comprehensive and effective Occupational Therapy Service to patients with upper limb conditions. . Contributes to the development of this OT service through participating in development projects.
Assesses and treats patients with highly complex upper limb conditions and liaises with other senior members of the RNOH multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and in other organisations to ensure the best level of care for each individual.
Make suggestions to and supports the Team leader and Therapies Clinical manager in coordinating and developing the Occupational Therapy Service within the upper limb team..
Promotes the OT role within the Trust and raises the profile of the RNOH OT service to external agencies.
Provides clinical supervision of staff and students and acts as a source of specialist advice to other staff.
RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/
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To provide a high standard of occupational therapy to patients with diverse and complex conditions referred to the Upper Limb therapy team. Referrals are predominately received from the Shoulder and Elbow and Peripheral Nerve Injury multidisciplinary team (MDT). Support the MDT to deliver evidence based practice and ensure the best possible outcomes for patients

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