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Are you ready for the exciting opportunity and challenge to be developed into a Band 7 OT post via our bespoke in-house Band 6 developmental programme?

We are excited to offer you an accelerated training and education program to aid in your development as an occupational therapist. You will join us as an experienced band 6 and once you successfully complete the relevant training and evidence agreed competencies you will transition into one of our Band 7 OT post by the end of month period.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for Occupational Therapy; excellent communication skills, plenty of initiative and enthusiasm with the ability to work autonomously and as a part of the wider MDT.

We want to help develop your career and make you ready for your future to being a Band 7 Highly specialized Occupational Therapist. In addition to the bespoke Band 6 to Band 7 development programme, we offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects.

You will have the opportunity to further develop your clinical specialist and leadership skills and be involved in key clinical pathway development to continually improve patient care for you to be able to transition into B7 OT role. 

The role is permanent during which the first 12 months would be the developmental period to achieve certain competencies with the aim to be a Band 7 by the end of 12 months.

Main duties of the job

• To play a specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment and clinical management of patients with Occupational Therapy needs on our Elective surgery ward.
• This will be a split role between the OT specific clinical work (60%) and the development and support of our Occupational Therapists within the wider Surgery team (40%).
• To facilitate and support a multi-professional team approach within the clinical area.
• To work with the Clinical Lead Therapist to develop the service.
• Speciality areas include:

• • Neuro-oncology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spinal
  • Vascular
  • Gynae-oncology
  • Lower Gastro-intestinal surgery
  • AAU (weekend working only)

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.