Rotational B5 Occupational Therapist

Main Duties and Responsibilities • Provide a clinical therapeutic service to designated wards, outpatient clinics, intermediate and community services at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. • Attend relevant ward rounds/meetings such as whiteboards, and liaise with medical, paramedical, nursing, discharge and social work professionals as necessary. • Act as a resource for therapeutic information and advice to other professionals. • Assist with training and updating healthcare professionals, regarding evidence-based therapy, including giving lectures and informal talks. • Collect all data necessary to meet local information requirements and as required by the Therapy service for monitoring. • Participate in quality assurance programmes, and development and maintenance of service standards, policies & procedures. • Participate in personal and professional development through objective setting and regular job review. • Work as a committed and effective member of the occupational therapy staff in order to maximise the potential of the service and profession. • Maintain professional competence and expertise by keeping up to date with current research, working practices and models of working. • Provide occupational therapy cover for other teams as necessary. • Partake in the weekend service rota where applicable. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16. Job description Job responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities • Provide a clinical therapeutic service to designated wards, outpatient clinics, intermediate and community services at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. • Attend relevant ward rounds/meetings such as whiteboards, and liaise with medical, paramedical, nursing, discharge and social work professionals as necessary. • Act as a resource for therapeutic information and advice to other professionals. • Assist with training and updating healthcare professionals, regarding evidence-based therapy, including giving lectures and informal talks. • Collect all data necessary to meet local information requirements and as required by the Therapy service for monitoring. • Participate in quality assurance programmes, and development and maintenance of service standards, policies & procedures. • Participate in personal and professional development through objective setting and regular job review. • Work as a committed and effective member of the occupational therapy staff in order to maximise the potential of the service and profession. • Maintain professional competence and expertise by keeping up to date with current research, working practices and models of working. • Provide occupational therapy cover for other teams as necessary. • Partake in the weekend service rota where applicable. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.