Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Occupational Therapist

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Team Leader in Occupational Therapy. You will lead a dynamic team, providing high-quality therapy services to surgical patients while ensuring the development of junior staff. This permanent, full-time role offers a competitive salary and a chance to be part of a passionate team focused on patient care and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Lead the Therapy team providing clinical supervision and training.
• Participate in planning and evaluating clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide a highly specialist therapy service for surgical patients.
• Ensure development of junior staff through supervision and training.
• Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Supervision

Communication

Education

Occupational Therapy Degree

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for your next exciting challenge?

Are you interested in a growing Occupational Therapy service within a dynamic team?

Then this Band 7 Clinical Specialist Team Leader role could be for you!

The post holder will lead the Therapy team across the service alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist, providing clinical supervision and training whilst working as part of the wider MDT.

The post holder will be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, evaluating and managing high-quality therapy services to patients within the Surgical services. These include but are not limited to:

• Head and Neck
• Vascular
• Amputees
• Gastro
• Renal

Main duties of the job

• Provide a highly specialist, high standard therapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.
• Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area
• Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy service. Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.
• Provide a source of expert clinical opinion on Surgical patients for other health professionals, both internal and external to the Trust.
• To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Details

Date posted: 16 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 218-AHP-B7-7215905

Job locations: University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX

Job description

• Interpret & analyse clinical & non clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in a wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & develop comprehensive rehabilitation plans.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to develop specialised programmes of care.
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity. Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively. Oversee/supervise junior staff caseloads, ensuring prioritisation according to acuity. Provide highly specialist clinical services contributing to diagnosis, care, and treatment.
• Maintain a safe environment adhering to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene & infection control.
• Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence.
• Participate in policy development within the Therapy Department & other specialties.
• Work with Consultants and other agencies for patient referrals and service development within professional guidelines.
• Provide advice, teaching, & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding and consistent patient care.
• Manage clinical events requiring high physical, psychological, and cognitive effort based on patient dependency & clinical need.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.