Band 7 Occupational Therapist Team Leader
7 days ago
Are you a dynamic, innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapist willing to support with the leadership of the Health Care for Older People and Medical Therapy team at Good Hope Hospital? This is an exciting opportunity for a very experienced Band 6 OT or an existing Band 7 OT looking for a new challenge. There will be training opportunities to support with the development of your potential, coupled with on the job learning and support from both the team and the Clinical Team Leader. We are looking for a creative and dynamic team leader who can jointly lead, alongside a B7 Physiotherapist, a large team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Workers; supporting and maximizing interdisciplinary working to enable patients to achieve their therapy goals.
Good Hope Hospital is an amazing place to work, with a friendly atmosphere that fosters incredible multi-disciplinary working; to provide the best patient-centred care.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The post holder is required to have experience and proficient skills within this clinical specialty, with an appreciation of illness/disease in relation to Older People/Frailty; providing targeted therapeutic interventions to this patient group. Delivering advanced occupational therapy assessment and treatment of patients and to act as a source of expertise to fellow clinicians, Trust managers, Healthcare Professionals, and other services as required.
The post encompasses both clinical and management tasks, this requires the candidate to be able to prioritise and manage their time effectively; coupled with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
The post holder will demonstrate their knowledge of the different roles of the staff within the team, including their scope of practice to be able to provide clear guidance, leadership, and supervision on a daily basis will be
The role will support the development of the Health Care for Older People/ Medical therapy team to provide therapy and facilitate timely discharge from hospital, by undertaking regular evidence-based audit and research projects.
Applicants must be prepared to participate in our 7 day working service and ideally have a driving licence. Please note this is a full time position.
If you would like to discuss this post further please contact:
Lorraine Garratty, Therapy Lead for HCOP/Medicals and Short Stay Therapy teams on or email
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Good standard of general education including English language and mathematics, A levels or equivalent
Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist
Evidence of relevant postgraduate training in specialist area
Leadership training and implementation of skills taught
Desirable
Postgraduate advanced accredited training within specialist area
Registered Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Experience
Essential
Relevant postgraduate experience in specialist areas relevant to the post
Experience of effective staff management and leadership
Experience of management of adults within a Healthcare of Older People and Medicine areas of practice
Experience of students at clinical tutor and supervisor levels
Experience of leading audit
Experience of training staff groups at all levels
Evidence of working effectively in partnership with others within multi-disciplinary teams and across agencies
Desirable
Experience of conducting or being involved in audit, implementing outcome measures and/or research in the specialist area
Additional Criteria
Essential
Able to meet the travel requirements of the position
Flexible to work between sites
Participation in 7 day working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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