Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist in a leading healthcare organization. The role involves providing specialist care within a community-based setting and leading quality assurance initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess strong clinical skills, leadership experience, and a commitment to holistic patient care. Join the established Barnet Unplanned Care Therapy Team and make a meaningful impact through collaborative work and service development.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction

Car lease scheme

Flexible working options

Training and career development

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with appropriate postgraduate qualification.
• Minimum of 4 years post-registration experience at band 6 level.
• Experience working in an inter-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Provide highly specialist occupational therapy care to a community-based caseload.
• Lead service improvement opportunities and manage complex caseloads.
• Support the team and provide leadership in the development of the service.

Skills

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Presentation skills

Advanced communication

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HPC registration

MSc in appropriate clinical area

Leadership / management training

Job description

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Are you a Band 7 or an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist interested in a Band 7 role?

We are looking for a specialist, dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical skills and a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic community-based care.

The candidate will join the established Barnet Unplanned Care Therapy Team, covering the London Borough of Barnet, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic and coordinated care to patients.

The post-holder will join the team based at Finchley Memorial Hospital, to support community patients.

You will be expected to work as an integral part of the Rapid Response/D2A/NWB and Hospital at Home Service to deliver high quality, evidence based occupational therapy intervention.

The role will provide leadership in the development and ongoing quality assurance of the service, undertaking evaluation, audit and contributing to research.

You will be key in being part of service development and support the team to strive for clinical excellence.

Main duties of the job

Experience of working within a community team

Work as a highly skilled senior practitioner with expert knowledge and work alongside clinical operational manager to develop the service

Providing highly specialist occupational therapy care to a community based caseload

Carrying out robust triage of patients referred to the team to ensure their safety and optimal pathway allocation

Ability to provide leadership within the occupational therapy and wider team.

Experience of line management and supervising others Supporting and deputising for the Clinical Lead and Operational manager of the service

Opportunities to take the lead on service improvement opportunities, develop your managerial skills and suggest and lead on audit and research projects.

Highly motivated, passionate and enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic care and evidence based interventions.

Having full UK driving licence and access to car for work are essential

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
• HPC registration
• Evidence Of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical and cognitive disabilities
• Member of OT specialist interest group that is, Specialist section in older adults.
• MSC in appropriate clinical area.
• Leadership / management training

Experience

• Minimum of 4 years post registration experience at band 6 level in a wide range of clinical areas that is, management of chronic LT conditions, respiratory, cardiac, community rehabilitation and neuro
• Experience of Community and multidisciplinary work
• Postgraduate experience of working in an inter- professional and multi-agency team
• Managing complex caseloads
• Good knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other legislation
• Experience of clinical risk management
• Experience of working as an independent clinician whilst providing a clinical lead for senior and junior staff
• Experience in teaching and training
• Leading service and development change
• Experience of working with social services
• Experience of research and clinical audit
• Experience of successful project management within a clinical area
• Experience representing Occupational Therapy at management/strategic level in Trust meetings and external forums.

Skills and Knowledge

• Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of people with complex multi-pathologies and chronic LT conditions
• Highly specialist evidence-based knowledge of relevant conditions within the speciality, their symptoms and effect on function
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of complex medical conditions and their relation to people who experience long Covid symptoms
• Demonstrate highly developed visual acuity and perceptual skills through the ability to identify a client's cognitive, perceptual, neurological and musculo skeletal deficits through observation of everyday tasks,
• Ability to apply core OT skills across a range of clinical conditions within a patient centred, goal setting approach
• Knowledge and understanding of National and local frameworks and guidelines for older people.
• Knowledge of outcome measures and evidence-based practice associated with people with physical disabilities
• Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning
• Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
• Skills in supervision and appraisal of assistants, junior therapists and students
• Presentation skills appropriate for teaching of junior staff, students and peers in in service training setting
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• An understanding of the importance of involving service users in their treatment and in service development
• Knowledge of research and audit processes
• Knowledge of project management including planning, implementation and review

Other

• Ability to self-motivate and innovate
• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable
• Appropriate level of physical fitness to perform the job (as outlined in the job description) with or without adaptations
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£51,883 to £58,544 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS