Frailty Occupational Therapy Team Lead | Clinical Leader

NHS Jobs; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapy Team Lead for the Acute Frailty service. The role focuses on leadership, advanced clinical practice, and discharge planning to support patients with frailty and multi-morbidity in an acute setting.

You will provide supervision and development for the OT team, work with multidisciplinary colleagues, and contribute to service improvement and research activities to optimise patient flow and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and operational oversight for the Occupational Therapy service within the Acute Frailty Team.
• Deliver advanced Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for patients with frailty, complex multi-morbidity, cognitive impairment, and functional decline.
• Lead on complex discharge planning, risk management, capacity assessments, and clinical decision-making.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care that promotes independence and supports safe, timely discharge.
• Work collaboratively with medical, nursing, therapy, social care, and discharge planning teams to optimise patient flow and outcomes.
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, appraisal, and professional support to Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers, and students.

Job description

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapy Team Lead for the Acute Frailty service. The role focuses on leadership, advanced clinical practice, and discharge planning to support patients with frailty and multi-morbidity in an acute setting.

You will provide supervision and development for the OT team, work with multidisciplinary colleagues, and contribute to service improvement and research activities to optimise patient flow and outcomes.