Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead

EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Shefford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bedfordshire is looking for a full-time Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist. This role involves overseeing clinical decisions, supporting team members, and providing high-quality patient outcomes. Candidates must have a degree in Occupational Therapy, leadership experience, and excellent communication skills. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Excellent training and personal development programmes

Supportive coaching

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Registered with the HCPC as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience in team leadership and management.
• Ability to travel across the county of Bedfordshire.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Therapy Team Lead.
• Oversee clinical decision-making and team performance.
• Support student placements and mentoring for university apprenticeships.

Skills

Leadership experience

Excellent communication skills

Team management skills

Innovative and forward-thinking

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Are you looking to progress your career and be at the forefront of change?

Mid Bedfordshire Community Health Services are looking for a full time Band 7 Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to be part of the Community Occupational Therapy service within the Primary Care Home Team. We are a 7 day service 8am-9pm.

You will need to be an experienced therapist to act as a source of expert advice, focused on achieving real improvements in outcomes for patients and confident in your ability to support, coach and develop individuals and teams to deliver consistently high quality services whilst deputising for the Team Lead. You will work closely alongside all members of the therapy team: Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Support Workers, as well as a wider multi-disciplinary workforce across Bedfordshire.

You will need to be innovative, forward thinking, self-driven with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Take pride in your work, be highly motivated and dynamic, have a flexible approach and be able to embrace change. Being a collaborative worker, with the ability to network and build relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders will be essential.

As a band 7 Clinical Lead, you will deputise for the Therapy Team Lead, oversee the clinical decision making and performance of the team, line manage and supervise qualified members of staff within the team, supporting them to provide an excellent level of service to the population of Mid Bedfordshire. There is also an expectation to support student placements and mentoring for university apprenticeships.

Occupational Therapists play a key role in shaping and developing the service provided and with this there will be opportunities to develop the role and service in a collaborative approach with Social Care colleagues and the acute settings.

Responsibilities and Requirements:

• Hold a degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy and be registered with the HCPC as well as holding leadership experience with team management skills.
• Meet the travel requirements to travel across the county of Bedfordshire.

Our Trust is known for offering excellent training, personal development programmes, supportive coaching and competency frameworks; all to support enhanced skills and career development which meet the goals and aspirations of the individual.

We are committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve.

We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

ELFT is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We are committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are treated fairly and with respect, regardless of their background, disability or any other protected characteristic.