Occupational Therapist Team Lead

7 days ago


Orpington, Greater London, United Kingdom King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced occupational therapist to take on a leadership role within our dynamic Trauma and Orthopaedic team at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. As a Team Lead Occupational Therapist, you will work closely with the clinical lead occupational therapist for general surgery to oversee, coordinate, and develop the orthopaedic occupational therapy service.

Main Responsibilities
  • Manage a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs, using evidence-based practice and client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
  • Provide specialist assessment, consultancy, and intervention of patients' occupational needs within the inpatient setting as clinically indicated.
  • Carry a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs, using evidence-based practice and client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
  • Provide clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified members of staff, and be encouraged and supported to develop their clinical, teaching, and managerial skills.
  • Maintain a high standard of autonomous working and supervision of others in complex assessment, treatment, and discharge planning.
  • Identify areas for service development and projects for the team to complete, and proactively participate and motivate others to lead CPD sessions through journal clubs, in-service skills training, and peer support.
  • Attend relevant meetings as a representative of the team and advise on service developments in line with government policy development.
About Us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1 billion, 1 million patient contacts a year, and over 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites, with a vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation, and Education, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

Requirements
  • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
  • Experience working with patients in an orthopaedic setting at a senior level, with experience of complex discharge planning and supervising and appraising qualified staff or students.
  • Leadership and first-line management experience, with experience of involvement in audit and service development.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work autonomously and set priorities, and to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
  • Ability to build effective working relationships and communicate effectively in a multidisciplinary team, with a commitment to personal and team development.


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