Job summary
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Team Lead Medicine
NHS AfC: Band 7
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 7 Specialist Occupational Therapist – Occupational Therapy Team Lead – Medicine
Are you a dynamic individual with specialist inpatient medicine experience?
Are you passionate about patient-centred care and do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are a GOOD rated hospital following CQC inspection and are looking to employ a skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual as a Medicine Clinical Specialist and Team Lead Occupational Therapist.
The post is suitable for an experienced OT with past leadership and service development experience. The post will be operating across the respiratory, gastroenterology, renal, oncology and haematology, rheumatology, endocrine and cardiac care specialty wards; working with individuals with a variety of complex needs. This role will involve working alongside consultants as part of the MDT.
The successful applicant will have extensive NHS inpatient experience and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust’s CARE values.
We are fortunate to be supported by a dynamic and forward-thinking Therapies Practice Education Team. Please follow the link to see how we support our staff in the delivery of excellent patient care: https://youtu.be/dFeVzr_UqCw
Main duties of the job
- To be an occupational therapist clinical expert in the management of patients in Medicine for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT)
- To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Medicine Occupational Therapy team in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead
- To use expert Occupational Therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Occupational Therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner
- To ensure a high quality, effective Occupational Therapy service.
- To be a member of the Occupational Therapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the department.
- To deputise for the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead as required.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Readings biggest employer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Medicine Occupational Therapy team in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead.
Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to this advert for detailed responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven leadership experience
- Minimum 2 years experience at Band 6 or above in relevant area of practice
- Evidence of advanced clinical skills in practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in managing complex team issues
- Experience in performance management
- Band 7 level experience in relevant area of practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of highly specialist knowledge of OT within the field of Medicine
- Knowledge of current issues and policy relating to field of practice
- Registered OT with HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at specialist courses relating to OT within the field of Medicine
- Completion of relevant QI projects
- Evidence of CPD
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Josie Caffrey
- Job title
- OT Operational Lead for Inpatient Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8547
- Additional information
Zoe Haddock
Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy
0118 322 5215
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