Senior Occupational Therapist

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Join our dynamic Therapy Team at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, dedicated to delivering patient centred care in the acute hospital setting and supporting their journey back out into the community. We pride ourselves in fostering a collaborative environment where innovation and professional growth thrive.

Senior Occupational Therapist

Band 6

£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata, per annum

We are recruiting for three senior band 6 posts. We have two full time positions on our rotation and one static post in the Urgent Care Therapy Team. We will interview for all three posts at once and you will be given the opportunity to express an interest for your desired post

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist seeking a new challenge? Or are you a Band 5 therapist ready to take the next step in your career? We want to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to work within our Therapy Department at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth. We have flexible working opportunities available; as such, we can offer either rotational or static posts. 

Situated in the beautiful county of Hampshire – close to the historic seaside city of Portsmouth, you can have the best of both worlds; busy, energising city life or rural calm in the picturesque surrounding countryside.  London is situated only an hour away, whilst nearby Southampton, Chichester and Winchester are all in commuting distance.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to provide high quality patient assessment and treatment, as part of an integrated therapy team in  Acute Stroke, Older Person’s Medicine, Urgent Care, Orthopaedics and Surgery.

You should be flexible and able to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, using strong clinical assessment and reasoning skills in both acute rehabilitation and complex discharge planning. You will need to be confident and assertive, with excellent communication skills. You will need to have the ability to demonstrate these in a pressurised, fast paced environment.

We provide a supportive environment within our therapy service and prioritise staff wellbeing.  We aim to support your progression as a Band 6 and offer excellent learning opportunities for your ongoing professional development. An ability to identify your own learning needs and respond to those of others will be an important part of this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Conduct comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and develop treatment plans to enable patients to achieve their maximum level of independence. 
• Participate in discharge planning, including complex discharges and liaising with discharge services to ensure safe and effective transitions of care.
• Work along-side physiotherapists, therapy assistants and with wider MDT 
• To have strong clinical reasoning skills with the ability to manage a caseload independently.
• To have the ability to adapt to working in different clinical areas and manage the challenges of working in a busy hospital/ community environment
• Understand risk management and positive risk taking 
• Provide advice and equipment for specialist equipment provisions 
• Communicate effectively with patients, families and care providers 
• Support, supervise and educate Band 5 Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, and students.
• Contribute to service development initiatives, audits, and quality improvement projects.
• Demonstrate commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.

The therapy service is covered over seven days, and you will be required to work occasional weekends or bank holidays.

Regular clinical supervision and peer support will be provided from clinical leads and Occupational Therapy peer support groups.  You will also have access to internal and external training, networking opportunities, and support from our Occupational Therapy Practice Educator.

To discuss this opportunity or to arrange a visit please contact Juliette Kite via email: [email protected] or telephone:02392286141.

Please refer to Job Description for further details.

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent, e.g. Occupational Therapy Diploma
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration
• Minimum 18 months experience 

Desirable

• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.