Frailty Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Kingston Hospital; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 56.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Kingston Hospital is seeking an autonomous Frailty Team Lead Occupational Therapist (Band 7) to oversee specialist OT input for frailty in ED and acute assessment units. The post includes leading service development, teaching, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve patient flow and avoid unnecessary admissions.

The role is full-time (37.5 hours weekly) across a seven-day service, with a pro rata salary of £55,524–£62,652 per year including HCAS.

Qualifikationen

• 4 years clinical experience
• NHS or equivalent healthcare experience
• Working in MDT setting
• Experience in A&E, ED, AAU, CDU
• Experience in managing complex discharges and taking positive risk (e.g. safeguarding, mental capacity, best interest meetings)

Aufgaben

• Work as autonomous practitioner medically and legally accountable for own clinical work
• Lead overall OT & PT caseload with capacity management and efficient service delivery
• Prioritise and plan workload, mentor colleagues, and support junior staff
• Develop the Frailty service and contribute to teaching for OT students and professionals

Ausbildung

HCPC registration

Jobbeschreibung

Frailty Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Band 7

Main area Frailty Team Lead Occupational Therapist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: 7 day working Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working) Job ref 396-8326040-DE-GV-Y

Site Kingston Hospital Town Kingston upon Thames Salary £55,524 - £62,652 pro rata pa incl. HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Home, community, hospital

KingstonandRichmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality andleadership.We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to clients within the emergency department and acute assessment unit with a focus on frailty, early intervention and, where practical, prevention of hospital admission for those who do not require an acute inpatient stay. The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, whilst contributing to safe, multidisciplinary team discharge planning to support patient flow in an acute setting.

In addition to their clinical responsibilities the post holder will lead the ongoing development of this service with assistance from the Frailty consultant lead, Frailty operational lead and inpatient occupational therapy operational lead, and in line with local and national clinical guidelines. They will also be responsible for planning and delivering high quality teaching to Occupational Therapists, students and other professionals, whilst maintaining their own professional and highly specialist knowledge base related to admission avoidance and frailty.

The post holder will work 37.5 hours per week as part of the seven-day service

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/OUTCOMES

Clinical/Professional:

1. Able to work as an autonomous practitioner who is professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical and professional work, including the management of patients in your care;
2. In collaboration with the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Lead, to be responsible for the overall Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy caseload by managing service capacity and demand, and ensuring service delivery is carried out in an efficient and timely manner based on priorities and pressures;
3. Able to prioritise and plan own workload to manage conflicting and competing priorities, both clinically and non-clinically. To facilitate this skill in others;
4. To manage a caseload of complex cases within the defined Admission Avoidance & Frailty clinical areas whilst supporting the clinical reasoning and practice of other occupational therapists, physiotherapists, technicians and assistants under your line management;

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Working for our organisation

Developmentand staff wellbeing

Your growthand personal happinessmattersto us.After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing.From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed.We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.

Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification.

Note: ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC registration
• Special interest group membership

Managerial

• Experience of supervision of junior staff and/or students
• Demonstrate good time management and organisation

Experience

• Previous NHS or equivalent healthcare experience
• Working in MDT setting
• Relevant experience as a junior therapist in acute or community setting including rotations working in medical and ITU/surgery, orthopaedics and Elderly Care/Frailty and rapid response etc.
• Working knowledge of a broad range of medical conditions and frailty syndromes
• Experience in managing complex discharges and taking positive risk (eg. Safeguarding, mental capacity, best interest meetings etc)
• 4 years clinical experiece
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues
• Experience working in A&E, ED, AAU, CDU

Skills and Abilities

• Remain updated with professional practice and new research
• Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegateTeam work and presentation skills
• To have a good knowledge of acute discharge planning
• Ability to initiate and understand assessment of activities of daily living to identify care and/or equipment needs.

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we’ll be happy to explore what’s possible for the role and the service.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Sarah Barden Job title OT Operational Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 8934 2520 Additional information

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