Occupational Therapist for Medicine (inc. Neuro)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birtley; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Flexible working

Wellbeing focus

Annual appraisals

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust seeks a band 7 occupational therapist to lead the integrated medicine OT team across six medical wards, supervising eleven staff alongside a band 7 physiotherapist. The role requires advanced clinical reasoning and entails teaching students on placement.

You will perform complex assessments for medical and neurology inpatients, develop goal-driven plans, and drive clinical governance and quality improvements while maintaining high professional standards.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Senior/leadership experience in medical/neurology settings.
• Experience supervising staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-centred assessments for medicine and neurology patients, including complex cases.
• Lead and supervise occupational therapy staff within the medical team.
• Develop collaborative treatment plans with patients, carers and colleagues.
• Manage clinical and managerial caseloads with governance and quality assurance.
• Undertake risk assessments including moving, handling and home assessments.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Complex assessments

OT knowledge

Education

OT qualification

Job description

This band 7 joint team lead post sits within the integrated medicine team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, working alongside a band 7 physiotherapist. The role covers occupational therapy for medical and neurology patients across six wards and manages eleven staff. The caseload spans acute medical wards, including cardiology and respiratory, with oversight of inpatients who have a neurological diagnosis, and includes teaching occupational therapy students on placement. Full-time hours include rostered weekend work, and the post calls for advanced clinical reasoning.

What the job involves

• Provide individual, client-centred assessments to medicine and neurology patients, including the most complex cases
• Carry out specialist multi-needs assessments and develop goal-oriented treatment plans
• Provide clinical leadership within the medical team and advise other teams on neurology
• Develop collaborative treatment plans with patients, carers and colleagues, including in the patient's home where needed
• Manage clinical and managerial caseloads, ensuring clinical governance and quality assurance
• Undertake complex risk assessments, including moving and handling, equipment, pre-discharge access and home assessments
• Lead and manage designated occupational therapy staff in the medical team, including supervision, performance management and the education of students on placement
• Lead clinical training programmes and in-service training for occupational therapy staff and other professionals
• Maintain high professional standards and drive quality improvements in the service
• Apply national guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care
• Keep accurate records of professional judgements and decisions in line with service policies
• Inform the service of changes in clinical practice that affect service planning

What’s required

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy

Registration & licences

• Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Senior band 6, preferably band 7, experience in a medical and neurology setting
• Experience of supervising staff and students

Skills & knowledge

• Understanding of national health and social care and of regional and local ICB and Trust initiatives
• Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to the post

Nice to have

• Change management

What’s offered

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing
• Induction, probation and yearly appraisals