Professional Occupational Therapy Lead

1 week ago


North Shields, United Kingdom Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team within the Community Services Business Unit.

Due to the retirement of our current post holder we are now seeking to replace and extend this valuable role. We are looking for someone who will have a professional overview of all our Occupational Therapy services and teams and be able to further develop the strategy and vision for the profession. This is an excellent time to actively contribute to our Business Unit developments and put your ideas into practice.

The postholder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Specialists and Occupational Therapy Leads across the Business Unit; Paediatrics, Palliative Care, Learning Disability, Mental Health for Older People, Orthopaedics, Discharge and Proactive Care Services, in addition to directly managing the Specialist Services Team. This team comprises stroke, rheumatology, splinting, neurology and falls.

There is an active Trust-wide AHP Collaborative which will welcome the new OT Professional Lead. There will be opportunities to work with other AHP Professional Leads and Nursing colleagues on joint initiatives to support strategic and workforce developments.

Woking in a culture of continuous service improvement, you will join us in striving for excellence. You will be an integral part of the Community Services governance framework supporting our primary task, that of delivering high quality services; safe, clinically effective and a positive experience for patients, to ensure added value for service users, their families and other professionals involved in their care. We want to maximise our clinical output and outcomes by working with all stakeholders, in all settings, to boost our collective resource for the benefit of the patients and the wider society to which they belong.

We believe a foundation of clear leadership is key to assuring high standards and workforce development, with a focus on positive partner and professional relationships, will safeguard strong performance. Your role will be essential in achieving our aims.

If you would like to develop your skills with us and have a central role in contributing to and facilitating our aspirations, we would love to hear from you.



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