Job overview

Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join their diverse team of Allied Health Professionals who work across a range of clinical specialties within acute care.

You will  gain experience of working in a large busy acute teaching hospitals which has defined links with Hull University and is itself a Major Trauma Centre.

The post holders will work alongside colleagues to support the assessment or need across a range of clinical conditions which present within acute care with varying degrees of complexity. 

As a Senior Occupational Therapist you will have direct input into the assessment and treatment of patients, delivering evidence based interventions to facilitate recovery, promote well being and optimise independent functioning as far as reasonably possible in all areas of life. You will also have an active role in the learning, development and supervision of junior staff and students, as well as supporting the clinical leads in developing the service.

We are seeking applicants who can adapt quickly to changing work environments and work well within a team.  You will be expected to be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and build networks to enable appropriate partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs.

The position on offer is currently within the existing band 6 rotation which operates across two hospital sites. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain direct clinical experience in the following areas:

 - Acute Medicine including Frailty Intervention

 - Emergency Department and Admission Avoidance

 - Stroke Assessment & Rehabilitation

 - Neurosurgery

 - Neuro & Complex Rehabilitation

 - Trauma Orthopaedics 

 - Oncology 

All rotations are for a period of  9 months - 1 year (variable dependent on service needs)

The post would suit a band 5 occupational therapist who has completed their core rotations and feels ready for the challenge of a senior rotational post. Band 5-6 development will be considered for the right candidate

The post holder will be self motivated and aspirational, be able to assess in an effective and timely manner within a rapid paced environment. Confidence in enabling patients in positive risk taking, personalised care, assessment of capacity, manual handling, functional assessment and knowledge of the SAFER principles of care and Discharge to Assess will be enhanced and nurtured within these roles

Support will be provided to enhance operational management skills and the post holders will be supported to contribute to service planning, development and teaching. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, the post holders will need to be a role model for their team and pride themselves on delivering high quality care, motivating their team to do the same.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.