Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist – East Suffolk and North Essex
Key Responsibilities
- Providing high-standard occupational therapy service in acute inpatient, outpatient specialties, and/or community settings.
- Demonstrating supervisory and leadership skills to support junior staff and students.
- Working a shift pattern across 7 days, extended days until 6pm in some areas.
- Participating in the annual Band 6 rotational scheme (Surgery, General Medicine, Neuro rehabilitation, Stroke, Frailty, Care of the Elderly, IRAS).
- Specialist assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning.
- Planning and organising a designated caseload of complex patients.
- Working with patients and carers to identify and meet OT goals, using assessment tools to assess skills deficits and occupational needs, achieving functional fitness for timely discharge.
- Planning and implementing single or a programme of interventions using treatment techniques to meet patient needs.
- Monitoring, evaluating, and modifying treatment interventions to measure progress and ensure effectiveness.
- Ensuring Therapy goals are integral to the multidisciplinary care plan for safe and timely discharge.
- Providing advice and education regarding lifestyle changes and environmental adaptations for patients.
Skills and Expertise
- Proven experience at Band 6 level in a range of areas
- Clinical skills to manage diverse, complex caseloads
- Supervisory and leadership skills
- Knowledge of standardised and OT assessment tools
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong clinical reasoning skills
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Comprehensive induction
- Regular supervision, appraisal, in-service training and CPD opportunities
- Support for Masters-level study and development
- Generous pension scheme
- Unsocial hours payments (where applicable)
- 27 days annual leave (pro rata)
- NHS discounts
- Staff Health and Wellbeing programme
- Investment in Time Matters philosophy and electronic patient record (EPR) system (Epic)
- Flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities