Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 205-7865575
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke
- Town
- Stoke on Trent
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a full time Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) has become available at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
Our Critical Care Unit is a regional trauma centre and has 36 beds including trauma, surgical, medical, neurosurgical and Spinal Cord Injury and lends itself naturally to innovative ways of working. It is supported by an experienced therapy team which consists of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy technicians. The Critical Care therapy team work as part of a wider, dedicated multidisciplinary team. This will give the post holder an excellent opportunity to help build further clinical expertise that will enhance and broaden respiratory and rehabilitation skills within a highly motivated team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be integral in continuing to develop the existing Critical Care OT service and contributing to the shared AHP vision. The post holder will be a specialist OT who is dedicated to Critical Care and will be expected to deliver advanced assessment and treatment to critical care patients.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate relevant experience and have a sound understanding of conditions affecting this patient group. Demonstrable knowledge of specialist cognitive and orientation interventions will be required, with the understanding of the specific needs of patients on Critical Care.
The Critical Care team at the UHNM is innovative and enthusiastic with strong leadership and a commitment to MDT working. The AHP team has a positive approach to continuing professional development and there is an active in-service training programme. All band 6 OTs contribute to a weekend working rota and take part in student education.
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.
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Dilpoma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with HCPC
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- CPD relevant to speciality area
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 18 months post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Experience gained in an acute setting
- NHS experience
- 2-4 years post graduate experience
Skills, Ability and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good communicator - in writing
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audits
- Clinical Educator
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Johnson
- Job title
- Interim Divisional Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 675341
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