# Specialist Occupational Therapist

**Company**: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £47,951 to £56,863 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic full-time Occupational Therapist to work as a Band 6 within our acute and rehabilitation services.

The post offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking teaching Trust.

St George's occupational therapists work in specialist multi-disciplinary therapy services that have a strong focus on patient experience and continual improvement.

The post is part of a Medical rotation, which includes Senior Health, STAR, Neuro-Medicine, Hand Therapy, Ortho-Geriatrics, Vascular and Surgery Oncology, Acute Medicine, Trauma and Orthopaedics, and Amputee Rehab.

Main duties of the job:

- Assessment and treatment for a range of patients admitted under STAR, MAU, Cardiac & Renal, Haem-Oncology, Hand Therapy, Amputee Rehab, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ortho-Geriatrics, Vascular & Surgery

- Assist with programmes for occupational therapy student placements

- Support weekend working in Medicine, STAR (A & E), Trauma and Orthopaedics/Plastics and Neurosciences on a 1 in 6 roster with compensatory rest days

The salary for this post is £47,951 to £56,863 a year pro rata per annum, including inner London HCAS.

The post is a fixed-term contract for 9 months, part-time, and based at St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT.

Responsibilities:

- Provide specialist occupational therapy services to patients

- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team

- Develop and implement treatment plans

- Assess and evaluate patient progress

Requirements:

- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy

- HPC Registration

- Continued Professional Development

- 18 months clinical experience post-qualification

- 1 year's previous NHS experience

- Experience of general assessment and intervention with patients in a physical setting

- Clinical Reasoning skills

- Ability to organise, prioritise, and delegate

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable:

- Fieldwork Educators Course

- Student supervision

- Clinical research/audit

- Involvement in service development

- Basic Splinting/Hand Therapy Skills

## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- HPC Registration
- Clinical Reasoning
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Prioritisation skills
- Delegation skills
- Hand Assessment skills
- Proficiency with treatment modalities
- Group work skills
- Wheelchair Assessment skills

### Nice to have
- Fieldwork Educators Course
- Student supervision
- Clinical research
- Audit
- Service development
- Basic Splinting/Hand Therapy Skills

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