Job summary

Are you a confident and motivated Band 5 or an emerging Band 6 Occupational Therapist who would like to develop new clinical and managerial skills within an acute setting in Orthopaedics and Hand therapy?

Are you a motivated and forward-thinking Occupational Therapist looking to develop specialist skills within an acute in-patient and outpatient therapy team?

An excellent and exciting opportunity has arisen to work within an innovative and dynamic team of therapists within London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Orthopaedics and Hand therapy service.

The post holder will predominantly be working across rotations in Orthopaedics (inpatient wards) and Hand therapy (outpatients) at Northwick Park Hospital.

The Therapy Department holds a high profile within the Trust and you will be encouraged to develop your clinical, teaching and managerial skills according to the area of work setting and CPD guidelines. Support and supervision will be provided by experienced occupational therapists. Our multidisciplinary Therapies department is committed to development and offers a large range of in-service and external training to suit individual's needs. There are new and exciting projects continually being undertaken which you will be given the opportunity to partake in.

We run a seven day service and you will be expected to work one in 5 to 6 weekends, which is followed by rest days.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, assisting in the coordination and provision of a specialist occupational therapy service to patients within the acute orthopaedics inpatient and hand therapy outpatient teams.

Provide assessment and treatment for patients with a wide range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems, including home environment assessments where required, and treatment of outpatient hand therapy patients.

Manage their own caseload, working alongside the multidisciplinary team and external agencies to deliver specialist treatment plans, including physiotherapy, Social Services and specialist nursing teams.

Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and colleagues across health and social care services to support effective service planning, policy implementation and service delivery.

Deputise for the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, representing the department at relevant meetings within and outside the Trust.

Contribute to departmental meetings, participate in audits, and undertake research and CPD activities within the specialist area.

Maintain professional and specialist knowledge through appraisal, CPD activities and attendance at relevant specialist courses.

Plan and deliver specialist education to OTs, other professionals, patients and carers on sensory, perceptual and physical aspects of care.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

o Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

o St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

o Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

o Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.