Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist

King’s College NHS Foundation Trust has a large Therapy department with 300 staff from Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy. Each service is organised under a Head of Profession with a Chief of Therapies heading up the service and representing Therapies across the Trust. The department has well-established traditions of supporting learning and development, which ensures all staff are given opportunities to develop skills and knowledge to reach their full potential.

Skills

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated HCPC registered occupational therapists to join our comprehensive band 5 rotational scheme. The rotation posts are 6 months in duration and offer the opportunity to increase clinical skills and knowledge in a wide variety of clinical areas across many physical health specialities. The rotations cover:

King’s is one of the country’s leading teaching hospitals, which makes it a dynamic and forward thinking place to work. It offers an excellent learning environment, and easy access to the Medical School library and other training facilities. Successful candidates will be offered a range of training opportunities.

The band 5 rotation at the Princess Royal University Hospital includes the following rotations:

Acute Medicine

Trauma and Elective Orthopaedics

Stroke Unit

Older Adults

A&E/ AMU

Specialist Medicine

Elective Surgery

Neuro Rehabilitation

The post holder will ensure the provisions are made for a high quality service for all patients that require Occupational Therapy. They will carry a caseload of complex patients using evidence based practise and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. The post holder will be required to develop links with other departments and to facilitate a multidisciplinary team approach. The post requires a flexible approach to working and requires the post holder to undertake weekend commitments as required.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with the following skills, experience and interests:

• Qualification in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration (or awaiting)
• An interest in working with patients in the acute setting and within an outpatient service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Clear and concise report writing
• Approachable
• Able to appropriately prioritise a caseload of patients
• Ability to cope with stress
  
  

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Belinda Otawaa Job title: Team Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: belindaotawaa@nhs.net Telephone number: 01689 866427

We are considering all applications whether qualified or waiting to complete your Occupational Therapy degree. When answering HCPC please tick yes if you have the registration or if you have applied and indicate in your personal statement the current status of this.