Head Occupational Therapist

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Luton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Lead Occupational Therapist to lead and develop the Occupational Therapy Service within their service area. You will provide professional leadership to services and work with MDT members and senior leaders to ensure effective service provision.

The post holder will manage resources, supervise staff, drive strategic plans, and foster equity across the service while maintaining high quality clinical services that meet service user needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on all elements of the Occupational Therapy Service, being responsible for the planning and delivery of Occupational Therapy in the designated area, including supervision, recruitment, appraisals, CPD and disciplinary procedures.
• To be responsible for the management of resources allocated to Occupational Therapy within the designated area.
• To utilise clinical, financial and workforce data to inform strategic decision-making, resource allocation and service development in response to identified service needs.
• To ensure HR processes including sickness and absence are managed effectively and in accordance with the Trust policy.
• To foster effective working relationships with senior leadership colleagues to ensure service developments are co-ordinated and managed in an appropriate manner, ensuring high quality clinical services that meets service users needs.
• To maintain, action and update strategic plans in line with trust strategies and local or national guidance.
• To identity training needs, participate in and develop training for Occupational Therapists and other professionals.

Job description

This role involves working with the Lead Occupational Therapist and other Heads OT's in managing and developing the Occupational Therapy Service within their service area and across the Trust. They provide professional leadership to their services, work alongside MDT members and develop effective working relationships across Senior Leadership Teams to ensure effective service provision. The post holder will also be required to maintain equity across the service area, attend the relevant service meetings, provide highly specialised clinical supervision and support, manage audits, support financial sustainability through effective management of allocated budgets, implement strategic plans and ensuring ongoing service development.,

• To lead on all elements of the Occupational Therapy Service, being responsible for the planning and delivery of Occupational Therapy in the designated area, including supervision, recruitment, appraisals, CPD and disciplinary procedures.
• To be responsible for the management of resources allocated to Occupational Therapy within the designated area.
• To utilise clinical, financial and workforce data to inform strategic decision-making, resource allocation and service development in response to identified service needs.
• To ensure HR processes including sickness and absence are managed effectively and in accordance with the Trust policy.
• To foster effective working relationships with senior leadership colleagues to ensure service developments are co-ordinated and managed in an appropriate manner, ensuring high quality clinical services that meets service users needs.
• To maintain, action and update strategic plans in line with trust strategies and local or national guidance.
• To identity training needs, participate in and develop training for Occupational Therapists and other professionals.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.