Senior Occupational Therapist - Hospital Avoidance Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Hospital avoidance team for a part-time and full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist, who is ready for a challenge and a new career pathway and is committed to providing a quality therapy service, to patients in the Emergency department at Pinderfields Hospital and assessments units on the Pinderfields and Dewsbury sites.

The team works generically as well a maintaining our professional roles and standards, the team is made up with a GP, Consultants, physiotherapists and nurses and have dedicated Care coordinators to support rapid discharge, the team have strong links to community services such as Virtual ward, IV therapy team, ICT and reablement services etc

The team works 5 days over 7 per week, standard working pattern with shift patterns: 8am - 4pm and 10am - 6pm flexible working will be considered.

The team see a variety of conditions from falls to a fast track patient who's wish is to return home.

The successful candidate will need to be adaptable, have excellent communication skills, strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills and be knowledgeable about discharge planning, audit and outcome measures.

It is essential that the candidates possess professional leadership and management skills including supervision, performance and development of Therapy staff within the multidisciplinary context.

Ensure that professional standards are maintained in patient management and treatment within the service provided.

To co-ordinate and liaise with other relevant disciplines and agencies and encourage inter-disciplinary co-operation at all levels.

To evaluate the Therapy Service and plan future developments together with the Clinical Lead, Service Lead and Therapy service lead.

To supervise and support Team Members.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

For this role you are required to be registered with HCPC Occupational Therapist and have a Bachelors Degree or Masters in Occupational Therapy.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for a comprehensive list of requirements.

• Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours