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Specialist Occupational Therapist (Pain Management Rehabilitation)

Please Note: The application deadline for this vacancy has now passed.

Role Summary

This is an exciting 28 hour/week part-time opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Eastern Services) as part of our outpatient rehabilitation service working on the Heavitree Hospital site.

The post holder will be a member of the Pain Management Rehabilitation team and will be responsible for the rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain conditions referred by the Pain Management team and GPs.

The caseload will be variable and patients will be treated in both 1:1 and group settings. The role will involve providing comprehensive assessment and appropriate interventions to aid the management of chronic pain conditions. There is also a requirement for effective communication skills in the management of complex situations. Close working with members of the Pain Management MDT is pivotal to the role.

Caseloads will be flexible and at times will involve the provision of service to other areas of the Trust. The role includes weekend working on a rota basis with an expected frequency of one weekend day every 4 weeks.

We are a welcoming Trust, focused on valuing a person’s differences and encouraging them to grow and flourish in their role in healthcare. It is set in one of the most beautiful areas of the UK with easy access to the coast and the Dartmoor national park. Please phone us and find out more.

About the Role

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role:

The post-holder is responsible for providing clinical expertise to the Pain Management Rehabilitation Team.  This involves assessing and treating people with a range of chronic pain conditions referred by GPs or Consultant specialities throughout the Trust.  This will include complex conditions and involve liaison with team members both inside and outside the trust.  The post requires the delivery of clinically effective programmes of pain management in both group and individual sessions.

The post-holder will also act as a resource for specialist advice on pain management to clinicians both within and outside the trust. They will take an active role in the development and promotion of the pain management service, planning and organisation of delivery, and the development of employment facilitation and advice for patients.

The nature of the workload will require the post-holder to be flexible regarding working across professional boundaries (with Physiotherapy and Clinical Psychology).

Working Pattern: 28 hours. Our working hours are between 08:15am - 16:30pm 

Interview Date: To be confirmed

For further information please contact Donna Batten, Clinical Lead Physiotherapist on 01392 405018 (Mon, Tues, Wed and Friday) donna.batten@nhs.net

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.

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