About the role
Salary: £27.05 an hour
Rates are inclusive of Base Rate + Holiday Pay
We have
an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist at West
Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust to join the Occupational Therapy Elderly Care Department
at Watford General Hospital. You will be responsible for providing specialised
assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs, offering expert
advice, guidance, and information to health and social care professionals,
carers, relatives, and other non-professionals. You will manage your own
caseload, performing advanced occupational therapy assessments for patients
with diverse and complex physical and psychological conditions, and develop and
deliver individualised treatment programmes that contribute to safe discharges
and prevention of hospital admissions. You will also be responsible for a
defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working independently
while accessing supervision, training, peer review, and reflective practice as
required.
As a
Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for undertaking all
aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. You will be managing
the supervision, education, and assessment of junior occupational therapists
and support staff, as well as supervising and assessing occupational therapy
students to a graduate standard in collaboration with universities. You will
support evidence-based audit and research projects to develop and enhance
personal and team clinical practice, contribute to the preparation of service
protocols, and assist in implementing changes to practice as suggested by the
team lead, clinical lead, or head of service. You will also be responsible for
actively participating in a seven-day roster.