Band 6 OT Rotation: Integrated Health and Oxleas community services

Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join its Occupational Therapy service. The role involves managing a full clinical caseload and supervising designated staff members. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Occupational Therapy and experience in clinical management. The organization provides significant opportunities for professional development, including training and mentorship for career progression. This position is pivotal in advancing the Trust's equality, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.

Benefits

Regular training and CPD opportunities

Support for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a clinical caseload independently.
• Ability to supervise and train designated staff, including students.
• Understanding of EDI practices in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Supervise designated members of staff including students and apprentices.
• Manage a specialized clinical caseload.
• Contribute to EDI initiatives within the trust.

Skills

Clinical caseload management

Staff supervision

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives

Training and development

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

The successful applicant will will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with a range of agencies and local services. The successful post holder will have access to regular training and CPD opportunities to further develop their career. Initially there will be support to transition from a Band 5 to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, or to encourage further development for experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapists. Senior Occupational Therapists are more experienced clinicians who independently manage a full specialised clinical caseload. They are responsible for supervising designated members of staff within the team, including students and apprentices on placement. Our senior Occupational Therapists rotate through speciality pathways on a 9-monthly basis and work under supervision of an allocated Team Lead for the Clinical Area. The rotations associated with this post may change in response to future service demands and the postholder may be required to work at any of the sites within the Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

About the role

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust are looking for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy service. Established four years ago the LGT and Oxleas Rotational Band 6 AHP Rotational Programme has provided a unique opportunity for AHPs to work in Acute, Community and Mental Health providing a career progression pathway. These roles are ideal for experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who are looking for a promotional opportunity. We offer the Oxleas AHP Beyond Preceptorship Programme to support AHPs in their transition from Band 5 to 6. Supervision, support and training is well embedded in both organisations. The current rotations include:

• Emergency Department
• Acute Medicine Unit - short stay frailty unit and acute medicine
• Care of the Elderly
• ITU & Neuro outliers
• Trauma and Orthopedics
• Medicine
• Stroke Unit (University Hospital Lewisham)
• Community Neuro Rehab (Oxleas including ESD)
• Bexley Rapid Response Team (Community, partnered with Oxleas)

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations.