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Job summary

Main area
Rehabilitation
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-6639642-A
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
City Hospital
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist (NRC)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

The National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) will transform the future of rehabilitation for people who have experienced injury or illness. Opening in Summer 2025, the NRC will be a new, purpose-built 70-bed facility which will be built on the Stanford Hall Rehabilitation Estate near Loughborough. It is co-located with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre and will share some of the world class rehabilitation facilities. Thanks to an academic partnership led by the University of Nottingham and Loughborough University, research and innovation and training and education in rehabilitation will be embedded at the NRC and central to clinical practice.

We are looking for an ambitious and dedicated occupational therapist to join this journey to
rehabilitation excellence, transforming outcomes for patients. If you were successful, you
would become a key part of shaping the service going forwards and contribute, with other
professional colleagues, to the delivery of the future of rehabilitation. The individual will
benefit from working in a brand-new purpose-built rehabilitation environment, as well as
benefiting from CPD and development opportunities.

This role will require the successful candidate to work at the New National Rehabilitation
Centre (NRC), and work in our existing services across NUH whilst the centre is being built.
Find out more about the NRC on our website: www.nationalrehabilitationcentre.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a specialist service in complex rehabilitation including
assessments and advice/treatment. This will include working with an experienced multi disciplinary team including case managers and social workers to provide specialist care for
patients including neuro and complex trauma injuries in an in-patient environment.

The post holder will be supported by a team of OTs and Rehabilitation Assistant Practitioners and full training and support will be provided. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please
get in touch to discuss the role.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details on the role and responsibilities.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc Hons (or equivalent) Occupational Therapy
  • Full Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
  • Recognised post-graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
  • Evidence of maintaining professional competence through CPD.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within trauma & orthopaedics
  • Knowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
  • Able to plan and deliver clinical education about theory and practice to individuals, team and the wider MDT (including students)
  • Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes

Communication and Relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
  • Be able to effectively use a range of communication skills with patients to progress treatment plans.
  • Able to adapt approach in order to respect individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients
  • Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
  • Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
  • Able to make decisions about the allocation of a caseload to a team of staff

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
  • Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self
  • Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns

Physical skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
  • Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Undertake out of hours duties as required.
  • Able to travel to required areas within (QMC, City and NRC) and beyond the Trust

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Sandy Walsh
Job title
NRC Director of Operations
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Caoimhe Doherty

[email protected]