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Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge in the Southwest of
England? If the answer is yes then now the time to apply to UHBW. 

We have recently added clinical specialities that are new to our rotation, including paediatrics at the Childrens Hospital and an additional full time rotation in critical care. These are in addition to our existing wide range of rotations (nine months duration) in Clinical Specialities working alongside Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapists across Weston General Hospital and our Bristol hospitals. Your rotation choices will include Older Persons Therapy (including front door services) Stroke services, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Acute Medicine including High Care, Oncology and Critical Care, Cardiac and Surgery. In each rotation you will be working in a supportive integrated therapy team, where you will receive a comprehensive training and induction programme. You will have an Occupational Therapy Team Lead, who will mentor and support you with regular supervision, appraisals etc.

You will have the opportunity to access our in-house training courses and external training courses, and have access to mentoring and coaching for your career development and progression. You will be encouraged to educate students, and be involved in service development, quality improvements  and research.

UHBW is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the South West of England and you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits from well being to flexible working and staff discounts.

If you would like an informal chat or arrange a visit, we would love to hear from you, please do get in touch with Claire Hayward, Pathway Lead, Critical Care, Cardiac and Surgery Team, tel 0117 342 1469 or email [email protected]

For more details about adult therapies at UHBW, please see this UHBW Careers page Therapies careers

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Occupational Therapists who are keen to gain clinical and leadership experience as a Band 6 within a friendly, forward thinking, and supportive Adult Therapy Service. You must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills, and have the ability to think outside of the box.

• Band 6 Occupational Therapists are experienced clinicians - having completed core rotations as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. The post-holder will act as an autonomous practitioner, providing Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment, and managing their own patient caseload within a speciality team, with the support and mentoring of senior Occupational Therapists.
• They will supervise and train Band 5 Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Technical Instructors and Students as required.
• Band 6 staff will take some responsibility towards the smooth running of the department as requested and can deputise in the absence of the band 7 for some activities.
• Staff will be required to cross-cover during periods of absence.
• The post-holder will work across Bristol Royal Infirmary, St Michaels Hospital, South Bristol Community Hospital and Weston General Hospital.
• The post holder will be required to work shifts including weekends and to participate in the bank holiday rota

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.