Role Summary
- Provide highly specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advice to patients and their carers. The specialist area is Community Neurological Rehabilitation and includes a wide range of acute, chronic and terminal care cases, many having high complex disabilities and/or presentations.
- Lead the clinical speciality providing leadership, development and governance in relation to the clinical area and supporting other clinicians regarding patient treatment and management.
- Be part of an interdependent, multidisciplinary team ensuring that therapy input is integrated into the patients’ overall care plan.
- Work with the manager to lead and develop the service in line with patient need and trust wide developments and to help provide an equitable service across the Trust.
About the Role
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More about the role
We are looking for a part time Band 7 Advanced Practitioner Occupational Therapist in Neurology, to join our Exeter Community Neurological Rehabilitation multidisciplinary team.
This post holder will carry out specialist assessments & treatment of patients presenting with a range of neurological diagnoses such as spinal injury, MS, CVE, MND, FND, ABI, TBI. Patients may have acute and longer term needs, some being chronic, palliative or end of life.
Our service is based at Exeter Community Hospital, working across a variety of community settings; including people’s homes, workplaces, gyms, nursing and residential homes. We work closely with the acute hospital in Exeter, Urgent Community Response teams, social services, clinical psychology & the independent sector.
The focus of the postholders role is to:
- Provide clinical leadership in this neurological speciality for the small neuro OT team
- Work with the Exeter Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist in neurology to maintain cohesive neuro team working
- Provide OT second opinions and support for other Exeter clinicians regarding patient care in this speciality
- To manage own caseload of highly complex patients
- Work with the Therapy Manager and Professional Leads to monitor, evaluate, and develop equitable services for patients
We are looking for a dynamic and creative individual, who is flexible and adaptable to change. You will require expert communication skills and be passionate about empowering patients.
Working pattern: This is a substantive post for 17 ¾ hours per week - you will need to prioritise work demands and ensure excellent time management.
Provisional interview date: Thursday 23rd February 2023
For further information please contact: Sue Campling, Central & East Exeter Therapy Manager on Tel: 07395 258505 or 01392 465666 (available Mon – Thurs inc. from Weds 25th Jan).
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
