Band 7 Senior Occupational Therapist (Team Lead) Cardio-Thoracics

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks a Senior Occupational Therapist Team Lead for a fixed-term role. The candidate should have strong leadership skills, experience in cardiothoracic patient management, and the ability to support a diverse team. This opportunity offers professional growth in a supportive environment with a focus on complex patient rehabilitation. An excellent communicator with a BSc in OT is essential. Competitive salary and benefits included.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an acute hospital setting at band 6 or above.
• Experience in team/service development.
• Ability to manage a caseload of complex patients.

Responsibilities

• Support a team of Occupational Therapists and support workers across several wards.
• Lead assessments and treatment of complex patients.
• Provide supervision to therapists and students.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Teamwork

IT skills (Word, PowerPoint)

Education

BSc in Occupational Therapy or Diploma in COT

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term contract, for a Senior Occupational Therapist (OT) Team Lead in the cardiothoracic team; working within a large major trauma hospital, a nationally recognised thoracic and cardiac surgery centre.

The role is ideally suited to an experienced Team Lead OT looking for a new challenge or a Senior OT eager to develop leadership skills in a supportive environment. If you are a kind and compassionate individual with experience and skills relevant to the post, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking someone with appropriate skills in the management of thoracic surgeries, cardiac surgeries, cardiology conditions, in-patient rehabilitation and discharge planning.

You will be required to support the team in managing a caseload of varying conditions. An understanding of the physical impact of thoracic and cardiac surgeries is required. You will work closely with Specialist Rehabilitation teams, with access to a wheelchair clinic for more complex patients. The caseload may include patients who have been on critical care, a knowledge of delirium management would be beneficial.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work alongside an existing team lead, to support a team of Occupational Therapists and support workers across several wards.

Excellent organisational and time management skills are required. As well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Autonomous practitioner with the ability to prioritise and organise own workload.

Strong leadership skills, collaborative working with peers and a personal desire to develop is required.

The successful applicant will be required to provide leadership, along with regular supervision of staff, and support with Occupational Therapy students.

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

The successful individual will take a lead role in the assessment and treatment of a variety of complex patients and be proactive in developing and expanding clinical practice within this specialty area. Support is available from Clinical Specialist OT as well as an opportunity to work closely with the SHARP team (Specialist Hyper Acute Rehabilitation pathway) in the management of cardiology and cardiac surgery patients with complex presentations.

Person Specification

Qualifications: BSc in OT/ Dip COT, HCPC registration, Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.

• Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
• Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting at band 6 or above within the relevant clinical area.
• Experience of team/service development.
• Experience of supporting and supervision of therapists, student therapists and assistants.
• A specialist knowledge across a range of therapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of therapy.
• Good understanding of working in an acute Trust.
• Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy.

Additional Criteria

• Highly developed physical skills including dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
• An ability to prioritise and organise own workload, demonstrating ability to prioritise clinical and managerial duties.
• An ability to cope with a range of complex options, finds solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
• Ability to work weekends as part of a 7 day working pattern (when appropriate service delivery allows and commences).
• An ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• IT skills -- computer literate in email, Word & PowerPoint.
• Experience of leadership and supervision of staff.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for the area of cardio-thoracics.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude.
• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
• An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments.
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations.
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the clinical areas.
• Demonstrate excellent time management skills.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.