Job Description
Community Therapy - but not as you know it....
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now recruiting a forward thinking, innovative and experienced specialist occupational therapist, to work in the Elderly Virtual Ward.
This post provides a fantastic opportunity for a driven, passionate individual to contribute to the development of new pathways in delirium and falls - alongside the day to day work of preventing hospital admission and providing right time, right place, assessments in the community. Experience working with frail older adults is essential. No day is the same at Elderly Virtual Ward and we welcome informal enquiries if you want to find out more about the role.
You will be a member of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing Urgent Community Response and Discharge to Assess interventions in people’s homes. Working with a well-resourced, multi-disciplinary team you will be supported to work in a blurred boundary way, and develop new clinical skills.
It is Essential that you are a car driver and have a vehicle available for work, Reasonable adjustments will be considered.
At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we’re passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England. We’re keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.
We’re a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.
In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level. We’ve received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children’s unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.