A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. Are you looking for an opportunity to work within Occupational Therapy in the rehab setting? Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual who likes to work within a team and help care for our patients? Are you wanting to stretch yourself into an Assistant Practitioner position? If so, this is the post for you. An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Therapy team at the Samuel Johnson and Sir Robert Peel Community Hospitals. We are looking to appoint a flexible and driven individual into a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner role who will join our established rehabilitation Therapy team. We are looking for a motivated Therapy Assistant with a passion for rehabilitation care who wishes to enhance their skills to a Band 4 level. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a commitment to providing high quality care. You will be expected to contribute to a varied clinical caseload in a multidisciplinary setting. Therefore, previous experience of health care and Occupational Therapy will be essential to this post which will provide you the opportunity to work autonomously and further your development in this area. You will work within a strong multidisciplinary team and supported with development needs. You may be required to contribute to a 7 day extended hour service. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent communication skills and who is passionate about patient care and willing to go the extra mile. • Assessment and treatment, to include patients with a wide variety of conditions. • Close MDT working and discharge planning in a high pressured environment. • Contribute to support student Therapists. • Support service improvement projects. • Support clinical and team audit, including notes audits, stats audits and compliance with team clinical standards audits. • Support with discharge planning. We are a friendly and supportive team who can offer: • Support from Therapy Inpatient Lead, Band 7 Team Leaders and Senior Rotational therapists within the team, including regular clinical supervision. • Supported to provide high quality patient care including basic assessment and treatment to a caseload of patients. • PT/OT joint working. • Support to attend appropriate in-service training opportunities and courses to maintain competencies and to achieve personal development plans. • Trust commitment to CPD, demonstrated by yearly appraisal. Closing date of applications: 07 May 2024 Interview date: 21 May 2024 As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer: • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts: • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day. • We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week. • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country. • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day. • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff. Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024