Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Orthopaedic inpatient and outreach therapy team. The job will be working across the elective and trauma wards, as well as the outreach service

The Orthopaedic therapy team consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and  Therapy Assistants. The successful candidate will be expected to work as part of the wider Integrated Discharge and Therapy service involving ‘Discharge to Assess’ pathways. We work as part of a health and social care multidisciplinary team comprising of AHPS, Medics, Pharmacists, Social Workers and Nurses.

Candidates will have recent and relevant post registration experience and an interest in orthopaedics, surgery and discharge planning in an acute setting. 

Candidates will need to be able to travel to meet the needs of this post and will therefore need access to a vehicle for work. The post will provide an excellent opportunity for individuals that enjoy working as part of a close multi-disciplinary/multi agency team.

You must have a genuine interest in working with older people, be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resourceful and comfortable working in a changing and fast paced environment.

Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous practitioner within clinical and professional supervision of Senior Occupational Therapists.

To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate Occupational Therapy intervention.

To play a key role in discharge planning.

To delegate, support and train assistant staff.

To continue professional development through regular training, support and supervision sessions.

Working for our organisation

The Trust employs 6,000 dedicated staff across more than 100 different services and specialities. For the past 2 years running, the NHS Staff Survey results show that Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is the best place to work in Greater Manchester.