Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Jobs

Job Title:  Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6/7
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:   Occupational Therapist required to start asap for 6 months. To a 360 bedded hospital with the following clinical areas:

1. Neuro
2. Ortho
3. Acute medical – Resp, ICU, Gastro, cardiology
4. Frailty
5. Admission avoidance
6. Reablement – covering rehab beds and ready to go beds.

Working hours: Full time preferred.
Code:  U. GXZJK. 003005.B11895
 

Job Title:  Physiotherapist – Band 5  (Part time)
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Community services. • Have experience of working with older adults. • To work flexible hours to meet the needs of patients and their families. • To provide high quality patient-centred care and specialist rehabilitation to adults referred to the Rehabilitation Service. • Participate in the development of the Rehabilitation Service in the community and within the Community hospital bedded environments. • To provide advice regarding the rehabilitation management of patients to families, carers, and other members of the MDT. • Responsibility for a caseload of patients within both the community and / or the community hospital bedded environment. • Carry out duties autonomously but with the ability to seek support and informal and formal supervision from Senior Therapists within the teams. • Alongside Senior clinical staff and Clinical Educator, give support, guidance and training to Senior Rehabilitation Assistants, Rehabilitation Assistants, and students on placement within the team. • To be responsible for organising, prioritising, and planning your own caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise. • To ensure that your own practice, and that of the staff under your supervision, meets the required professional standards of Physiotherapy. • To ensure your own ongoing personal/professional development. • To comply with the Trust and departmental policies and procedures • To adhere to your code of conduct.
Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00. Part time.
Code: U.GX13Q.028003.B11651

Job Title:  Specialist Physiotherapist – Band 6
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Community services. Community rehab experience. Experience with care of the elderly, frailty, Orthopaedics, neuro, falls in relation to assessing, treatment planning and delivering rehab programmes. Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00. Full time. Part time considered.
Code: U.GXYMR.028003.B11650

Job Title:  Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length:  Ongoing
Job details:   Occupational Therapist required to join the Therapy Team. The successful individual would be expected work within an experienced Team involving Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants and be competent to provide Occupational therapy management for patients across the acute setting. • Provide a specialised and up to date Occupational Therapy service in Acute Occupational Therapy with support to develop into a specialist area if they have a preference. • Provide clinical support, guidance and supervision for band 5 staff, students and Rehabilitation Assistants working within the Team. • Provide assistance to the Team Leads in the planning, co-ordinating, delivery and evaluation of the Acute Occupational Therapy service. • Deputise, when necessary, on behalf of the Team lead on both clinical issues and managerial duties within the Team. • Play an active role in the development of Rotational Band 6 and Band 5 Occupational Therapists, students, and Rehabilitation Assistants. • Have a broad understanding of Occupational Therapy specialities and of wider departmental/ professional issues. • To use specialist clinical reasoning to predict achievable outcomes of treatment and to recommend the best course of intervention, developing comprehensive treatment plans, in conjunction with other professions and agencies. • To be responsible on a daily basis for the allocation of clinical work to the Rehabilitation Assistants. • To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload and take action to effectively manage identified risks. • To play a key role in planning and implementing timely discharge in conjunction with other professionals and agencies. • To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing, social services and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service. • To be responsible for organising, prioritising and planning your own caseload, including supporting staff under your supervision • To manage clinical time effectively by caseload prioritisation. Meeting patients’ needs and balancing this with other patient related activities and professional responsibilities, both planned and unplanned. Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00.
Code:  U. GXZJD. 019003.B11591
 

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Area:  Somerset NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Job details:  Community Services. Stroke rehabilitation/neuro experience. Discharge planning skills. MDT working. Clinical decision making. Uniform required. Free onsite parking. Working hours: shifts, 09.00 – 17.00. Full time preferred, Part time considered.
Code: U. GXZZ6. 020003.B11589