Occupational Therapist

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist based within the acute therapy team at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.Are you looking for an opportunity to work within an innovative and dynamic team who are:

• Patient centred
• Quality focused
• Committed to providing development opportunities

We Are Looking For An Individual Who

• Is looking for an exciting new challenge
• Is dedicated to providing high quality patient focused care
• Has experience within the acute setting that they aspire to further develop skills and knowledge within acute early inpatient rehabilitation, assessing patient’s therapy needs and complex discharge planning.
• Has experience within promoting timely and safe hospital discharges, according to the holistic needs of the patient.
• Is dedicated to improving not only their own clinical skills and knowledge but also those of others and working together to support colleagues within their professional development

The successful candidate will have a broad range of relevant clinical experience and able to demonstrate a real passion for the inpatient acute hospital setting and complex discharge planning from a therapy perspective.You will work as part of the acute therapy team within a multidisciplinary team consisting of; Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Practitioners and Therapy Assistant’s. You will be promoting patient independence with the focus on providing early acute inpatient rehabilitation, assessing patient’s current needs, ongoing acute therapy interventions and discharge planning. Your therapy assessments will inform appropriate discharge planning from the hospital setting, according to the patient’s holistic needs.As a Band 6 at HHFT you can expect to receive robust peer support from fellow Band 6’s and regular formal supervision and clinical supervision by a Band 7 therapist. You will have opportunities to lead on service improvement projects, to supervise therapy colleagues and to provide clinical support and guidance to Band 5 occupational therapists, physiotherapists, Band 3 therapy assistants and therapy students from our partner Universities.The acute therapy team covers a 7 day service 8.30am - 4.30pm, including bank holidays. A commitment to working 50% of the bank holidays and working weekends, as part of the occupational therapy weekend rota is essential.The acute therapy team at Royal Hampshire County Hospital offers acute experience within surgery, general medicine, respiratory medicine, elderly care and front door acute admissions.We are a friendly, dedicated, enthusiastic team working to ensure we improve the lives of the population we serve. Working alongside our colleagues in Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (Basingstoke), you will receive senior support and guidance from senior therapists and the senior management team based within both Royal Hampshire County Hospital and Basingstoke Hospital. We are committed to supporting professional development, with a strong supervision structure in place. Hampshire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust places a strong emphasis on supporting staff to be the best they can be in order to deliver their vision of outstanding care for every patient.Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s vision is to provide outstanding care and strive for excellence, whilst incorporating the trusts CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Encouraging and challenging each other to always to our best.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Knight Savory Job title: Band 7 Occupational Therapist Email address: lauren.knightsavory@hhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01962 825420