Job overview

Rotational Occupational Therapist - Band 5 - 37.5 hours

Are you about to graduate? Or a newly qualified OT? Or an existing band 5 OT looking for a new challenge? If so, we have the job for you. 

Due to exciting developments within the Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and hard-working occupational therapist to join our well-established, friendly team. 

This post is for a Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotation. The rotations are 6 monthly and specialities include Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery, Acute & Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation, Community Neuro Rehabilitation and Community inpatient rehabilitation.

The successful candidate will work through these rotations developing their skills assessing patient’s function, environment and determining any equipment, support or ongoing rehabilitation needs. There will also be opportunities to contribute to service development projects and we welcome new ideas and initiative.

We are therefore looking for applicants who are highly motivated and will work with us to provide a high standard of patient care. We offer a preceptorship programme and exciting training opportunities to support your development; as well as regular supervisions, peer review, in-service training and appraisal. 

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our B5 rotation. The successful candidate will be required to complete relevant Occupational Therapy assessments, derive and deliver treatment plan, provide advice and be responsible for safe discharge planning of patients across acute and community services in Tameside and Glossop. They will manage a caseload of patients, with regular supervision, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

The rotations included in this post are as follows:

Acute medicine, Acute Orthopaedics, Inpatient Stroke rehab, Intermediate Care and community neuro rehab.

Although the majority of these rotations currently work weekdays, there are rotations that will require minimal weekend working.

As this post does include community-based rotations it is essential for the post holder to be able to travel between Tameside and Glossop.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.