# Band 5 Occupational Therapist

**Company**: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: Harlow, Essex
**Job type**: Fixed term
**Salary**: £32073.00 to £39043.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. The successful candidate will provide an Occupational Therapy Service for Acute Inpatients at Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Responsibilities:

- Manage an agreed clinical caseload within a multidisciplinary/agency framework.

- Undertake assessment using clinical reasoning to select from a range of standardised and non-standardised tools/techniques.

- Select appropriate treatment techniques from within current scope of practice referring to evidence base.

- Implement the appropriate Occupational Therapy intervention ensuring planned outcomes are achieved to enable the individual to achieve his/her optimum level of independence.

- Provide support and education to patients and carers regarding all aspects of Occupational Therapy.

- Plan, organise and undertake access/home visits.

- Plan and prioritise own workload and delegate tasks where appropriate to ensure effective use of time and personal management.

- Facilitate the safe transfer of people and equipment using approved moving and handling techniques.

- Maintain and be accountable for Occupational Therapy equipment and materials.

- Fit, adjust and safely use a range of equipment and tools for a variety of therapeutic activities.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high-quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme that's changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined-up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector.

Benefits:

- Development opportunities

- Flexible working

- Strong focus on wellbeing

Person Specification:

- HCPC registered as Occupational therapist

- Grad. Diploma and / or degree in Occupational therapy

- Good understanding of a wide range of medical conditions

- Wide range of clinical placements and experiences during training

- Inpatient, and community setting experience as a student

## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Therapy
- clinical reasoning
- standardised and non-standardised tools/techniques
- moving and handling techniques

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