Job overview

Are you a soon to be/newly qualified or experienced Occupational Therapist looking to work within a supportive, friendly and enthusiastic therapy team delivering Occupational Therapy across a wide variety of rotations?

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit new graduates or established Band 5s to an exciting rotational Occupational Therapy position.  You will be working across our expanded rotation covering Trauma and Orthopaedics, Elderly Medicine, Acute Medicine, Surgery, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stroke, Intermediate Care Services, Wheelchair Services, Palliative Care and Acute Admission Avoidance Team.

Training & Support will be provided by experienced Therapists already working in each speciality field with the focus on developing the skills of the successful candidate.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative Occupational Therapists who are interested in expanding their knowledge and skills across these areas. You will need sound clinical skills, a flexible approach; including excellent team working, organisational and time management skills.

On each rotation you will work within a team of Therapists who specialise in the management of acutely unwell patients and the rehabilitation of patients recovering from critical illness, working closely with other members of the multi-professional team.

You will join our dynamic team of Therapists who strive towards holistic recovery and regaining independence following surgery or illness within this teaching Trust. We are committed to continued professional and career development of all staff.

Rotations are 5 months in duration and allow for the development of the specialist skills required to deliver high quality care to a varied specialist group of patients

Working for our organisation

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.