Band 6 Static Stroke Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapy at Kingston Hospital is a therapeutic discipline that aims to provide individualised, goal-orientated interventions that promote health and welling-being through participation in chosen occupations, The successful candidate will join a team passionate about lifelong learning and career mapping. You will receive regular supervision and participate in a new senior CPD teaching program. You will also support a junior teaching program, have a yearly performance appraisal and where linked to your appraisal and career mapping you will be supported to seek funding for external formal courses.

You will be supported by an experienced highly specialist team lead and operational lead and will have opportunities to develop your own supervision skills with staff and students.

You will work collaboratively within integrated specialist therapy teams to provide holistic, patient-centered occupational therapy that empowers patients to achieve their goals.

You will be joining a department that is embracing change to ensure practice is in line with current evidence-based practice, national and local polices, and within the scope of professional standards of practice. There will be opportunities to contribute to the development and evaluation of the occupational therapy service.

The team prides itself in a positive working culture amongst staff, where team effort is acknowledged, differences are respected and opportunities for progress are facilitated.

The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute on a voluntary self rostered basis to the weekend and bank holiday rota.

We would consider part time, job sharing and flexible working.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust, for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within the Acute Stroke Unit

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

• Compassionate
  - We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy.
• Inclusive
  - We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone's unique contribution.
• Collaborative-We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive.
• Inspiring
  - We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving.