Occupational Therapist - Neurological Rehabilitation

• To use specialist skills to perform advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social needs.
• To develop and deliver individualised treatment programme to patients with neurological conditions.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular reflective and clinical reasoning sessions.
• To liaise with other Occupational Therapy and MDT colleagues to provide a flexible service during pressure times, due to workload or staffing difficulties.
• To participate in the training and supervision of Junior Therapists and Assistants.
• To work and liaise with external agencies as required

• 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

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest 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.

Essential

• Occupational Therapy Degree
• Current driving licence

Desirable

• Post qualification training related to neurology
• Accredited fieldwork educator
• Membership of Specialist Section for Neurological Practice.

Essential

• Basic theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, psychology, medicine and surgery
• Comprehensive working knowledge of head injury and other neurological conditions.

Desirable

• A working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act

Essential

• Significant clinical experience within neuro, specifically traumatic brain injury
• Extensive experience working with an MDT

Desirable

• Experience of facilitating therapy groups
• Experience of working with patients with significant psychological distress.
• Experience of administering and analysing a variety of cognitive assessments.

Essential

• Ability to use a risk assessment approach to maximise patients' function and safety
• Planning and organisational skills to enable effective management of own patient workload

Desirable

• To have experience of complex discharge planning including the DST process (or equivalent) and liaison with external agencies