About the role
Salary: £39959.00 to £48117.00
Join our friendly and supportive Frailty Rehabilitation
Unit, where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the
lives of older adults. Working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team,
across two sites, Bishop Auckland Hospital and Darlington Memorial Hospital,
you will provide person-centred assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge
planning to help patients regain confidence, maximise their independence, and
achieve their goals.
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist
on our Frailty Rehabilitation Unit, you will support older adults to regain
independence and achieve their rehabilitation goals following illness or
functional decline. Working as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you
will provide comprehensive assessment, deliver person-centred rehabilitation
programmes, and lead on complex discharge planning to ensure safe transitions
from hospital. You will also contribute to the development of the service,
support junior staff and students, and play a key role in creating positive
outcomes for patients and their families.
As a successful candidate you will
be expected to work as a member of the Adult Occupational Therapy team. To contribute to team development and
providing high quality care to patients.
To support and supervise junior Occupational Therapists and Occupational
Therapy assistants and to educate and mentor Student Occupational therapists
through their placements. To deliver
Occupational therapy assessments and interventions with patients on an
individual or group basis and in a variety of settings.