Clinical Team Leader - Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Nelson; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist to lead the community stroke rehabilitation OT team. The role spans the stroke pathway with a focus on community rehabilitation and close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to deliver advanced assessments and treatments for complex patients.

You will be clinically lead for the OT service, planning, coordinating and evaluating the community stroke provision, with support

Qualifications

• HCPC registered therapist with stroke experience.
• Band 7 level leadership experience is advantageous.
• Willingness to work weekends as part of the rota.

Responsibilities

• Lead the OT team clinically in the stroke pathway and coordinate community stroke services.
• Provide advanced stroke OT assessment and treatment for complex rehabilitation needs.
• Collaborate with the MDT to set rehabilitation goals and discharge plans.
• Supervise junior staff and support professional development within the team.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the OT service across multiple sites.

Skills

HCPC registration

Stroke rehab experience

Clinical leadership

Team supervision

Education

Postgraduate stroke/neurorehabilitation qualification

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Clinical Team Lead Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Stroke Therapy Service. This role will be across the stroke pathway with a focus on community stroke rehabilitation.

The job focus will be to clinically lead the Occupational Therapy team in collaboration with our current band 7 OT. You will work closely with the wider MDT providing highly specialist advanced assessment and treatment of patients with complex stroke rehabilitation needs on the stroke pathway. You will be a HCPC registered therapist with sound knowledge and experience of stroke.

As the clinical lead, you will plan, coordinate, deliver and evaluate the OT community stroke service in partnership with the other clinical leads and operational manager.

We have an experienced leadership team working across the stroke and neuro service therefore you will have a strong support system in place for anyone new into a band 7 role.

Flexibility in working patterns will be required to meet the needs of the service. Access to a vehicle is essential to commute between sites.

The role will require you to undertake advanced stroke OT assessment and rehabilitation with patients, allocated to your caseload, along with providing close supervision to junior staff in your team.

As part of the community stroke rehabilitation service, you will work closely with the wider MDT to set collaborative rehabilitation goals and treatment programmes to support timely discharge into the community. As such you will be expected to build close links with our inpatient stroke therapy staff to support a seamless early discharge into the community setting supporting acute patient flow.

You will be responsible for the day to day running of the OT team which will include both clinical and operational management responsibilities.

The suitable candidate will have a broad understanding of the stroke rehabilitation pathway from admission through to the community setting and have post graduate stroke or neuro rehabilitation experience and wishing to specialise in this clinical field.

The Integrated Stroke Team provides specialist stroke services to adults within the acute & rehabilitation setting across Pennine Lancashire within a range of settings including outpatient departments, patients’ homes, and care home settings.

The Integrated Community Stroke team consists of a whole MDT team including an ACP, Occupational Therapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Clinical Psychology, AHP Professor in Neurorehabilitation and Stroke along with Therapy Assistant Practitioners.

As a service we are actively involved in research developments and as the clinical lead you will have opportunities to participate in service improvement projects. We also have a robust training and supervision structure in place to support staff to full fill their role.

As part of the therapy service, you will work across the stroke therapy pathway at weekends. The weekend rota includes a 7-day working rota including bank holidays.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adam Partington Job title: Interim Operational Service Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01282 803643