Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Are you a Band 7 Occupational Therapist or an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist with knowledge and skills in neuro-rehabilitation?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist within the Occupational therapy team on the RHRU. We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague wanting to consolidate skills in the management of complex neurological conditions within a supportive and dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

The RHRU is a level 1a, Tertiary Rehabilitation service which caters for adults with severe complex neurological disability. It has 24 beds and operates over a supra-regional area with a population in excess of 5 million. It is a highly specialised service with a strong focus on patient centred care and a goal setting approach and is nationally recognised as a centre for research.

You will need prior experience of working in an acute / post-acute / neuro-rehabilitation setting and be competent in using a variety of physical and cognitive assessment and treatment approaches. You will also need experience in supervising Junior Therapists. Further competence in complex seating and spasticity management is desirable, as is experience of working with patients in a prolonged disorder of consciousness (PDOC). You will act as a keyworker to patients and their relatives requiring skills in diplomacy, negotiation and problem solving. The RHRU occupational therapy team is dedicated to providing regular in-service training, CPD through regular supervision and support and opportunities for internal and external training.

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:

• 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
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• 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
• 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.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification