Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

10 hours ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom Portsmouth Hospitals University Nhs Trust Full time

Job summary We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Older Person Medicine Team.
In this pivotal role, you will lead the delivery of specialized occupational therapy services, focusing on complex cases within the OPM wards.
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Older Person Medicine Team.
In this pivotal role, you will lead the delivery of specialized occupational therapy services, focusing on complex cases within the OPM wards.
Main duties of the job Your expertise will contribute to improving patient outcomes through tailored interventions, comprehensive assessments, and multidisciplinary collaboration as well as ensuring timely and safe discharges into the community.
About us Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population.
We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across our organisation.
Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest acute hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we.
We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger.
If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities To provide OT professional leadership to the acute therapy team.To be a clinical expert (specialist) in this area.To work with the B7 team lead to ensure; smooth, effective and safe delivery of occupational therapy.Provide clinical expertise, specialist advice, training and support within the therapy team and to the wider multi-disciplinary team.Act as a lead for the specialist area developing the service (in conjunction with the management team/MDT team).Ensure service delivery is evidence-based or follows local/national best practice where evidence base is not available.In conjunction with the Clinical Lead, ensure clinical governance targets are met, including the development of clinical standards and protocols, research, and clinical risk management.Take the lead role on Clinical Audit and Direct Observations of Practice (Live Supervision) to both monitor and ensure the overall quality of the service provision, and to ensure quality and clinical standards are met.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registered Evidence of CPD (portfolio) Evidence of post graduate training/qualification relevant to clinical area Desirable Member of RCOT Member of Specialist section within professional body Experience Essential Experience of audit Experience of presenting complex data to a range of different audiences Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students Experience of providing clinical/professional leadership to junior members of staff Ability to lead and influence change Desirable Experience of working with regional/national networks Acute hospital experience 2 years minimum Experience of working collaboratively with across teams



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