Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago


Keighley, United Kingdom Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

A rare , exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead Paediatric Occupational Therapist to work within our integrated Children's Therapies service based at the Child Development Centre, Airedale General Hospital . The post holder will provide clinical leadership to a small paediatric OT team , working closely together with the team leader for paediatric physiotherapy / occupational therapy , and supported by the Therapy services manager . They will also work closely with our Speech and Language therapists and support staff.

The service provides uni professional and multidisciplinary occupational therapy for children and young people up to the age of 19 years . The post holder will contribute to quality improvement planning, implementation of service developments, and work collaboratively with the Occupational Therapy Professional lead , health and education colleagues both internally as well as across the wider Bradford and Craven Health and Care partnership and regional forums

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions working as an autonomous practitioner in the Children's Therapies services

They will provide clinical leadership and supervision for the paedaitric OT team. They will support the team lead , Childrens therapies service manager and other stakeholders with service development, statutory responsibilities and operational activities , both internally and in the wider system.

About us

The Therapies directorate is led by a Chief AHP and a Deputy Chief AHP / Head of Therapies . There are close links with other Children's services . The service covers a wide geographical area in both North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire

We are always looking for innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. . Virtual and blended pathways are supported across the Trust . Community matters to us and we have strong links with our local community partnerships. We maintain strong links with local universities and colleges to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future. System partnerships are well developed .

We offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

Cycle to Work Travel Scheme Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice Onsite Nursery Buying and Selling Annual Leave Car Leasing Employee Assistance Programme Employee Health and Wellbeing Extensive Reward Scheme Counselling Service Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

Committed to Quality of Care Compassion Working together for patients Improving Lives Everyone Counts Respect and Dignity Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description , person specification for further details about the role.

We welcome contact by email , telephone or face to face visits if you want to find out more

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy HCPC registration Relevant Masters/ Level 7 post graduate study

Desirable

Leadership/ management qualification Relevant Specialist Therapist qualifications

Experience

Essential

Comprehensive experience in NHS Paediatric Occupational Therapy services Wide experience of Multidisciplinary team and multiagency working experience of taking key role/ leading service development and audit experience of providing clinical supervision to Paediatric Occupational therapists

Desirable

Experience of providing line management Experience of recruitment processes, absence management and performance monitoring

Knowledge

Essential

Highly specialist knowledge of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention Knowledge of Occupational Therapy and other professional guidance and standards relating to Children and Young people Knowledge of SEND Code of Practice and statutory responsibilities of health providers Knowledge of clinical and operational governance

Skills

Essential

Highly specialised Occupational Therapy clinical skills with relevant caseloads Highly developed planning and organisation abilities Ability to set objectives for self and team and evaluate Excellent verbal and written communication skills Highly developed interpersonal skills Highly developed conflict/ problem solving Ability to work in a role with conflicting demands Ability to use a variety of leadership styles

Desirable

Concern and complaint investigation

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