Senior Occupational Therapist
Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Community Neurological Service to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking team who cover Rotherham and Doncaster.
The successful candidate will join our welcoming Multidisciplinary Team, which includes Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Rehab Assistants.
You will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention across community services (with bases at Park Rehabilitation Centre, Rotherham and Tickhill Road Hospital in Doncaster). There may be a requirement to support the wider neurological services if demand requires.
Patients on the caseloads have a wide variety of diagnosis, for example Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).
Main duties of the job
Carry out an array of assessments to identify problems and devise treatment plans.
Provide therapeutic intervention to a groups.
Devise and delegate rehabilitation programmes to Rehabilitation Assistants dependent on level of competence.
Work in partnership with the Occupational Therapy Lead to monitor service performance and develop the service to meet the challenging needs of the pathway.
Attend meetings with the team and families to feedback progress, rehabilitation programmes and discuss discharge plans.
Provide supervision and developmental guidance to those working within the multidisciplinary team in relation to own areas of expertise and special interests.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
About
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
We Are Committed To Inclusive Cultures And Really Value People In Our Organisation, View Our Allyship Video On YouTube To Find Out More
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Kramer Job title: Specialist OT Email address: ***email_hidden***
