Job overview

We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic Occupational Therapists to undertake posts within the Therapy Teams at Royal Stoke and County Hospitals. The post offers a wide range of opportunities to work in an exciting University Hospital Major Trauma Centre; has close links with the local University and offers connections to be involved in current research. The post holder will be part of a large integrated therapy team, within multiple varied clinical areas, across two hospital sites – Royal Stoke and County hospital and offers inpatient and outpatient experience.

Rotations include Hand therapy; Acute Rehab Trauma Unit, Emergency Portals; Medicine, including NIV; Frail Elderly; General Surgery, including amputees; Oncology and Trauma and Orthopaedics including a Fractured Neck of Femur Ward.

We have advanced and expanded our Therapy teams offering a 7 day  service, therefore the post holder will be involved in weekends, late shifts and bank holidays once competencies are achieved.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be involved in acute rehabilitation and early supported discharge planning within a range of different conditions, linking in with community support services to facilitate safe and timely transfer from hospital.

Supervision and clinical support will be provided by Band 6/7 Occupational Therapists, in addition to senior and peer Physiotherapy support. Continuous professional development is supported through annual appraisals and internal and external training, as well as a structured band 5 in service training programme. Our band 5 Occupational Therapists can gain experience in a supervisory role with students and our therapy technicians, who work generically over Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. This allows development of their leadership skills and help support career progression.

Working for our organisation

The UHNM NHS Trust covers Royal Stoke Hospital in Stoke on Trent and County Hospital in Stafford. Royal Stoke a large acute teaching hospital, with a Turnover of £360 million. Located in Stoke on Trent and Stafford, UHNM is close to the M6, within commuting distance of culturally diverse major conurbations, such as Manchester and Birmingham and surrounded by rural pleasures, including the Peak District National Park.

Each year Royal Stoke cares for over 600,000 people providing emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care. It is a leading teaching hospital in partnership with Keele University and has a patient-centred clinical research facility providing state-of-the-art facilities.