Band 7 Occupational Therapist Medical Team Lead

2 weeks ago

WestonsuperMare, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Full time

Job summary

Adult Therapy Services - Occupational Therapy

Post - Band 7 Occupational Therapist, Integrated Medical Therapy Team Lead

Hours - Fixed term WTE ( hours per week) to cover 2 bank holiday shifts per year and future 1 in 4 weekend working pattern.

Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion to excel, strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in an integrated team? Are you a motivated and energetic individual ready to lead a workforce on the front line? Then this post might be the challenge you have been looking for.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy available on the Weston Hospital site Integrated Medical Therapy Team.

Main duties of the job

Our Occupational Therapy Band 7 Integrated Medical Therapy Team Lead vacancy covers the medical inpatient wards. The successful candidate will be responsible for jointly leading a team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Technicians on the Older Persons Therapy Wards. They will be responsible for the everyday running of service delivery, with support from the other Band 7 Integrated Team Leads. You will be demonstrating clinical leadership and expertise on the wards and supporting the integrated team to deliver high quality care.

The post will offer applicants an exciting and challenging opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients, engaging in comprehensive assessment and client centred treatment.

So what do you need to join the team?

Significant post graduate experience of multidisciplinary team work, with exposure to working in an NHS environment Strong knowledge and expertise in working in acute adult medical care, older persons acute care, neurological interventions and aspects of orthopaedic experience Experience of working in close collaboration with community services, social care, and voluntary sector organisations in order to deliver safe transition of care from hospital. Experience in service development and in organising and implementing teaching/ training programmes for healthcare professionals and service users.

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Degree or equivalent in OT HCPC registration Evidence of relevant post-graduate training

Desirable

Further qualification (MSc or equivalent) in OT or associated subject Member of COT Member of local/national Clinical Interest Group Management training

Knowledge and Experiance

Essential

Significant experience at senior level with in depth clinical knowledge, in acute care of the elderly services Participation in service development Significant experience of clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching. In depth clinical knowledge in chosen field underpinned by theory and practical experience Previous experience of working as a Band 6 OT in a broad range of areas Knowledge and experience of using clinical outcome measures and audit Understanding of the political and professional agenda

Desirable

Experience of implementing change Previous experience of working as a band 7

Skills and abilities

Essential

Excellent communication skills Excellent organisation skills Leadership skills Excellent clinical reasoning and problem solving strategies Excellent time/caseload management skills Ability to work flexibly under pressure Ability to build/maintain productive professional relationships quickly Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects effectively Car driver/owner and able to travel between sites

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