Main area
Therapy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
188-OTH3375
Site
Southampton General Hospital
Town
Southampton
Salary
£27,055 - £32,934 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/02/2023 23:59
Interview date
20/02/2023
We are excited to announce we have several opportunities for qualified Occupational Therapists to join our friendly therapy team at University Hospital Southampton as a rotational band 5.
ABOUT THE TEAM Successful candidates will join our large Band 5 rotation which consists of 6 month rotations in a variety of specialist clinical areas at a forward thinking acute trust. Rotations are an exciting opportunity to develop clinical skills and broaden your knowledge in a wide variety of clinical areas
These areas include; Medicine Orthopaedics Hands Cardiothoracic Surgery Medicine for Older People Cancer Care Neurology Stroke Paediatrics AMU and ED
We are now welcoming applications from those due to graduate in Summer 2023.
Main duties of the job YOUR MAIN DUTIESYou can read an overview of the main duties of the role in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.
Working for our organisation WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOUAs one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WHAT YOU'LL DOYou will be working alongside advanced and specialist clinicians in all areas and will have access to regular supervision, training, development and a personal development plan. Our excellent appraisal programme also includes a one year preceptorship programme for new graduates. Our band 5 Occupational Therapists can gain experience in a supervisory role including opportunities to support students. This allows development of their leadership skills and help support career progression.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORThe successful candidate will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and resilient. You must be a team player whilst being able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients. Good communication, prioritisation and organisational skills are essential and we are looking for staff with sound clinical reasoning skills, who thrive on problem solving in partnership with their patients and multiple agencies.
You will need to be a car driver, with full driving licence, or ability to travel independently between hospital sites for necessary patient visits. The post holder would also need to be willing to work flexibly including weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis to support our 7 day service model.
If this exciting opportunity sounds of interest to you…. apply now!
We are now welcoming applications from those due to graduate in Summer 2023.
We look forward to hearing from you!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONInterviews will be held on Monday, 20 February 2023
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.
Person specification Qualifications Essential criteriaPlease be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
For more information about our TrustHead to our careers portal thinkuhs.co.uk where you'll find information about:
- Our values and vision - Our services and teams - Benefits we offer our staff - UK professional body registration - Information about our city - Relocating to Southampton - Our fantastic staff and their work
To find out what our staff think about working here, you may also wish to look at our most recent friends and family test and NHS staff survey results, or our latest CQC report.
Getting to work - our travel promiseGetting to work should be as easy as possible and that's why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.
Our commitment to equalityEquality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.
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Further details / informal visits contactName
Polly Brown
Job title
Advanced Occupational Therapist
Email address
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Telephone number
023 8022 2777
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