Description
We have an exciting opportunity for a committed, highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapist, to join our established Band 6 OT neurosciences and neurorehabilitation rotation.
This post offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills in several specialist multi-disciplinary teams with the aim of providing high quality, efficient and effective OT to a wide range of neuro patients. You will be responsible for the supervision of OT staff and Therapy Technicians. As well as having a key role in promoting evidence-based practice and service development.
The Band 6 Neuro OT rotation includes the following areas:
- Neurology
- Neuro cardiac including CTICU
- Neuro trauma
- Neurosurgery including NICU
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Hyper acute and Acute stroke services
- Level 1 and Level 2 neurorehabilitation including the inpatient FND service.
- Wandsworth Community Neuro Rehabilitation team
All applicants must have experience of working with an adult client group in neurological rehabilitation. You need to be a confident autonomous practitioner with competent communication skills, a flexible problem-solving approach, good clinical reasoning skills, and be efficient in your time and people management.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical: The post holder is required to provide specialist clinical assessment, treatment and advice to support the management of a complex neurological caseload. Interventions include specialist cognitive and perceptual assessment; tone and spasticity assessment and management (including casting and splinting), specialist seating and complex discharge & rehabilitation planning.
- Leadership/workforce management: The post holder is responsible for the daily management of their clinical caseload including prioritisation and allocation to junior and/or support staff.
About us
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large teaching Trust with one of the largest hospitals in Europe. As a Major Trauma Centre we are known for our excellence in stroke, neurorehabilitation, and acute neurosciences services.
Benefits
- Competitive salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year pro rata per annum including inner London HCAS
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 6 position
- Permanent, full-time contract