Specialist Occupational Therapist - Medical

Job overview

Permanent role or 12 month secondment/ fixed term opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen due to the opening of 2 new modular wards at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.

The successful candidate will work within the medical team (known as MERRIT) to provide highly specialist therapy to the medical wards. The team consists of other occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy support workers.

All of our Occupational Therapists receive supervision and mentorship from a member of our highly specialist team who will offer direction in terms of clinical and leadership development.

Informal conversations about this opportunity are welcome.

Main duties of the job

As clinical lead, you will work closely with the therapy team manager to support and develop the strong and flourishing team. You will be responsible for clinical leadership and support to the team in the form of appraisal and supervision. You will also act as an expert resource to the wider therapy team. The post hold will need to be a confident leader with experience of working within a fast paced and dynamic clinical environment,

The post holder will be responsible for a personal clinical caseload of complex patients. You will also be required to have in depth understanding and experience of working within this area. Band 6 experience in an acute setting is essential.

The working hours for this post will be 37.5 hours per week - over 5 working days which will include a weekend rota commitment.

Working for our organisation

The Therapy centre is committed to the SaTH’s overall vision to provide excellent care for the communities we serve. As a member of the Therapy Services Team your contribution to the profession of Occupational Therapy will be integral in enabling patients to receive holistic assessment to enable them to recover and be discharged from the hospital environment.

We believe in developing clinical and leadership skills at all levels and support all our Occupational Therapists in having dedicated time to supporting professional activity (SPA). Your SPA time will include and is not limited to: clinical supervision, opportunity to attend internal and external training relevant to your role and career aspirations and participation in service development opportunities.

Please see separate information attached for more information regarding our offer including our Occupational therapy training and development pathway, strategy and career development structure.

With excellent transport links to our beautiful and diverse counties Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin offers great lifestyle opportunities as well as a friendly, family feel.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled job description.