Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist for the Doncaster Community Mental Health Teams. You will provide clinical leadership, oversee occupational therapists, and deliver assessment and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs within an integrated therapy team.

The role requires substantial senior-level mental health experience, HCPC registration, and the ability to lead service improvements while collaborating

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in mental health services.
• Supervisory or management responsibility for staff.
• Delivery of service improvement or transformation projects.
• Research, service evaluation and audit experience.
• Experience across a range of mental health settings and varied aspects of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and advice to multidisciplinary teams.
• Professionally supervise occupational therapists across the Community Mental Health Services Directorate, including Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation
• Contribute to service quality and development within the Community Mental Health Teams
• Provide in-depth knowledge and skills to support evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Clinical governance

Communication

Change management

Education

Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

This Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist post sits in the Community Directorate's Doncaster Community Mental Health Teams at Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. The role combines clinical leadership with expert practice, overseeing occupational therapists and providing assessment and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs. It is a clinical specialist post working within an Integrated Therapy Team that includes Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation. Substantial senior-level mental health experience is required, and the post-holder is supervised by the Professional Lead Occupational Therapist.

What the job involves

• Provide support and advice to multidisciplinary teams
• Professionally supervise occupational therapists across the Community Mental Health Services Directorate, including Assertive Outreach and Community Rehabilitation
• Contribute to service quality and development within the Community Mental Health Teams
• Provide in-depth knowledge and skills to support evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and treatment for adults with complex mental health needs

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy

Registration & licences

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

Experience

• Significant post-registration experience, including demonstrable senior-level practice in mental health services
• Supervisory or management responsibility for staff
• Delivery of service improvement or transformation projects
• Research, service evaluation and audit experience
• Experience across a range of mental health settings and varied aspects of practice

Skills & knowledge

• Highly specialist knowledge of occupational therapy assessments, interventions and outcome measures
• Detailed knowledge of mental health legislation, CPA, risk assessment and management
• Knowledge of recovery, trauma-informed practice, clinical governance and Health and Safety legislation
• Extensive demonstrable clinical experience, including individual and group work
• Leadership skills, setting strategic direction with a transformational approach, and influencing change
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, education and facilitation skills

Other

• Working autonomously, setting own priorities and critically appraising own performance
• Building effective multidisciplinary and agency working relationships
• Supervisory and appraisal skills, and computer literacy

Nice to have

• Practice Placement Educator qualification
• Willingness to undertake post-graduate study relevant to the service area
• Leadership training