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Job summary

Main area
Burns and Plastics therapies
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
30 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT8900
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
拢37,338 - 拢44,962 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Occupational Therapist - Lower Limb and Chronic Pain (Wessex Rehab)

Band 6


Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Wessex Rehab Team team at Salisbury Hospital, for a Band 6 role in the Lower Limb and Pain rehabilitation services

To work as a Specialist Occupational Therapy practitioner in the integrated complex lower limb trauma and chronic pain multi-disciplinary service at Salisbury District Hospital, within a specialist outpatient rehabilitation setting.听

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner under the guidance of Clinical Specialist Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists听

鈥 听 听To deliver an effective, intensive and efficient specialist rehabilitation service to patients with a range of musculoskeletal trauma and chronic pain presentations. To work collaboratively with colleagues within the therapy team to provide timely and proactive occupational therapy intervention throughout a patient鈥檚 treatment pathway.听

鈥 听 听To participate in assessment, treatment-planning and intervention for patients with complex trauma and chronic pain, adding Occupational Therapy insight to the management plan.听

鈥 听 听To deliver one to one and group-based therapy to patients following complex trauma or lower limb injury

鈥 听 听To deliver one to one and group-based education and therapy to patients with persistent pain; with the goal of fostering management approaches in this group.

鈥 听 听To tailor occupational based interventions to maximise independence and quality of life within activities of daily living.

鈥 听 听To support the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to deliver vocational rehabilitation, consisting of specialist assessment and treatment to support patients to return to work.

鈥 听 听To utilise appropriate outcome measures and participate in clinical governance activities

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we鈥檙e driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated 鈥淕ood鈥 by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. 听We think working here is pretty rewarding. 听You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. 听With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. 听Don鈥檛 just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration
  • BSC degree in occupational therapy or equivalent
  • Evidence of CPD in the last 2 years
Desirable criteria
  • Post-Graduate education / courses in MSK medicine & Chronic Pain

Experience

Essential criteria
  • minimum of 2 different clinical areas as a qualified OT
  • Experience of prioritising patients and managing a busy caseload in an NHS environment
  • Experience of working with patients with Chronic Pain presentations
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of managing patients with complex physical health needs
  • Experience of working with patients in mental health

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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
Fiona Talbot
Job title
Clinical specialist Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

Extension 2376