occupational therapist Ellesmere Port, England
Job description
Working hours: full-time 37.5 hours per week
We have a vacancy for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our Neuro Rehabilitation Service. This is a Nuro rotational position working 37.5 hours per week. Rotations will be across the inpatient acute Neuro, inpatient Neuro rehabilitation and Community/Out-Patient Neuro Rehabilitation settings.
The successful candidate will be supported by experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapists specialising in neuro rehabilitation, and a team of AHP's working at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Ellesmere Port Hospital.
You will be responsible for managing your own workload and getting involved with service development, whilst having the responsibility of contributing to the overall daily running of the service.
An important part of your role will be liaising with other members of the MDT, both at EPH, the Countess of Chester and within the community setting. You will be expected to apply your knowledge and skills to the management of both younger and older adults with a wide variety of neurological conditions.
As well as having experience, knowledge and skills in this area, you also need to be self-motivated, have good time-management, good communication skills and be experienced in supervising staff.
If you think you can fill this exciting and fulfilling position, we look forward to receiving your application.
Main duties of the job
- The assessment and treatment of patients with complex Neurological conditions, including stroke and long-term neurological conditions
- The supervision and education of more junior staff
- Work as part of an MDT managing a caseload of patients
- Be responsible for the input of patients notes on both EMIS and Cerner systems
- Contribute to service development
- Be responsible for own learning and seek opportunities to develop knowledge and skills
- Participate in IST programme to develop own and other's skills
- Participate in Stroke rota, working 8.30 - 12.30 on a Saturday morning on the acute stroke unit.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Bronze’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification)andvalues.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A ‘Guide to completing your application form’ can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If your disability meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please also inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for our Armed Forces community. Please answer YES’ to the question in the application form.
All new clinical support staff will be required to have completed or working towards the Care Certificate (CWP In-house 2 day training to be completed within 6 months of start date).
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
CWP encourages and supports all staff to become vaccinated against COVID-19.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
