# Rotational Occupational Therapist, Band 5

**Company**: Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Chertsey
**Job type**: Permanent
**Salary**: £33,677 to £40,996 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We currently have an opportunity for occupational therapists to join our rotations at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH) based in Chertsey, Surrey.

Applications are welcome from:

- Occupational therapy students due to qualify,

- Qualified therapists waiting for HCPC registration,

- Those who already have experience and are looking to embrace something new.

Flexible working requests will be considered at the point of interview.

Our rotations are 4 months in duration and include:

- Cardiorespiratory Medicine,

- Surgery,

- Emergency services and admission avoidance,

- General Medicine,

- Hyper-acute/acute stroke unit,

- Early Supported Discharge (ESD) for Stroke (community based, mainly NW Surrey, with remote working).

The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to develop your core clinical skills and development of yourself.

There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process, as well as robust in-house training within each team. The therapies department embraces the development of our own staff to progress their career within the department.

ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements.

This role has a community element; applicants will be expected to hold a valid drivers licence and access to a car.

**Main duties of the job**

- Manage an inpatient or community caseload including using respiratory, medical, neurological and orthopaedic skills.

- Complete patient assessments in a ward setting or community setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input to facilitate a safe discharge.

- Contribute to board rounds or goal planning meetings to ensure that patients get the right treatment, at the right time in the right place.

- Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists.

- Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that patients follow their rehabilitation pathways.

- Actively participate in regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements.

- Show passion for providing a high level of care and safeguarding to patients known to our service.

- Have the ability to use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player.

**Benefits**

- The full range of NHS benefits and discounts.

**Job Requirements**

- A degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration, or due to qualify within the next 3 months.

- Access to a car for work purposes.

- UK or accepted equivalent drivers license.

## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Valid driving license
- Access to a car

### Nice to have
- Experience in core areas of medical, respiratory, neurology and orthopedic conditions
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Leadership skills

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