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Wheelchair Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7188786
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
City Campus - Mobility Centre
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/06/2025 23:59

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Senior Wheelchair Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Band 6 Occupational Therapist permanent post with the Nottingham Wheelchair Service, based at the Mobility centre on the City campus at NUH.

We are an outpatient service and see patients in clinic, in their own homes, schools, places of work, nursing homes, care homes and supported living accommodation.

You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team that comprises of Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Engineers, Rehabilitation Technicians and administration staff.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to full job description and person specification.

You need excellent communication skills to facilitate close working relationships within the Wheelchair Service and with other multi-disciplinary colleagues in NUH, Social Care, GP and community nursing teams; including Tissue Viability Nurses.

Our service provides for both children and adults , so we see patients from 3months of age to end of life, who present with a wide variety of conditions that cause long term impairment of their mobility.

You will be assessing for and prescribing wheelchairs, seating systems, pressure distribution cushions and postural support products.

You will work face to face and engage in phone triage which involves either prescribing basic equipment or adding those patients with more complex needs to the clinic/visit waiting lists.

You will support other grades of staff and students on placement.

You will support permanent staff to deliver training to OT students on placement at NUH, preceptees and other specialist teams within NUH and local Social care settings who are regularly refer into the service.

This job is very hands on and involves daily moving and handling of patients and equipment using a variety of transfer methods in a variety of settings.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification which is attached to this advertisement. If there are any further questions, please approach the contact for the role.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC Registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working with wide variety of patients in either acute or community setting
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working with users who require a permanent wheelchair
  • Experience in wheelchair equipment provision

Communication & Relationship Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communication complex information in writing or verbally
  • Ability to constructively challenge others and formulate resolutions in conflict situations

Analytical & Judgement

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to assess, formulate a diagnosis and plan patient management using clinical reasoning skills and a range of treatment options
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of performance management

Planning & Organisational

Essential criteria
  • Ability to prioritise own and others workload

Physical

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of manual therapy skills
  • Demonstrate ICT literacy
  • Capacity to carry out treatment handling skills

Other

Essential criteria
  • Qualified car driver & owner

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Roberts
Job title
Clinical Lead - Wheelchair Services
Email address
[email protected]
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