Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time and flexible working can be considered)
- Job ref
- 160-6694229
- Employer
- The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Walton Centre
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist: Long Term Neurological Disorders
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity to join our Therapies Long Term Conditions Team at The Walton Centre, to cover a 12 month maternity leave.
As a Specialist Occupational Therapist you will join our team of outpatient Therapists working with patients with long-term neurological conditions. Clinically you will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist occupational therapy services and make a difference to the lives of patients who have long-term neurological conditions, including those which are degenerative. You will lead our occupational therapy service for MS, delivering our FACETS programme and providing outpatient support through clinics and multidisciplinary meetings.
We are looking for someone with the relevant skills and experience to support our team of outpatient Occupational Therapists, you will be supported in your development through access to training and supervision.
If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your career further then we look forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
- Manage a complex caseload of patients requiring outpatient support
- Deliver patient programmes virtually and face to face
- Attend relevant MDTs alongside medical, nursing and therapies colleagues, advocating for patients as appropriate to ensure high quality care
- Support our rotational occupational therapist within the team, to provide development opportunities and support as appropriate
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Health & Care Professions Council registration
- Mentorship experience or Professional practice educators qualification
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and theoretical working knowledge of post-graduate Occupational Therapy Practice across a range of relevant clinical settings
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of assessment and treatment of Neurological Conditions and LongTerm Neurological Conditions
- Awareness of the role of OT in the Neurology outpatient setting
- Knowledge & experience of wheelchairs, orthotics, and specialist seating and equipment
- Ability to demonstrate clinical reasoning and a holistic approach to patient care
- Able to plan and carry out a complex and demanding workload
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate a practical and theoretical working knowledge of identified specialist area of practice
- Post graduate experience of working in an outpatient setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennie Carter
- Job title
- Specialist Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Head of Therapies
Kate Massey [email protected]
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