Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist - Respiratory / Medicine

Frimley Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Burgh Heath; Presencial; GBP 43.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an HCPC‑registered Band 7 Occupational Therapist with a passion for respiratory care to lead and develop the OT service for respiratory and medical patients.

You will work closely with the Medical Team Lead OT to deliver excellent, patient-centred care, supervise staff and students, and support service growth within the directorate. Your role involves advanced assessment and treatment in an acute hospital setting.

Formación

• Diploma/degree in OT recognised by College of OT.
• HCPC registered OT (UK).
• Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field.
• Experience supervising staff and students.

Responsabilidades

• Provide expert clinical support and advise, alongside the OT Team Leader, linking closely with multi-professional colleagues.
• Hold a clinical caseload, providing high-quality person-centred clinical management for complex presentations.
• Develop service to be fit for today and the future, inputting into evidence-based practice and staff development.
• Act as Clinical Specialist to support and facilitate OT service development and workforce competence.
• Provide assessment, treatment, advice, evaluation and clinical management at advanced level for complex patients.
• Participate in a 7-day working roster and bank holiday cover.

Conocimientos

RCOT guidelines (SOAP)

Team leadership

Critical appraisal

Presentation skills

Computer literacy

Teaching and facilitation

Educación

Diploma / degree in OT recognised by College of OT

HCPC Registered OT

Postgraduate training in relevant clinical field

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Job summary

Following the opening of our brand-new Respiratory Unit, we are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist with experience and a special interest in respiratory care to join our team at Frimley Park.

Are you:

• Passionate about delivering outstanding patient care?
• Looking to build on your skills, clinical expertise, and leadership abilities?
• Committed to CPD, education, service development, and mentoring others?
• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist?

Do you want to:

• Be challenged professionally and encouraged to think creatively?
• Play a key role in developing a motivated, skilled and future-focused OT workforce?
• Work in a supportive service led by an experienced Head of Occupational Therapy?

What we offer:

• Excellent learning and development opportunities, regular supervision, peer support and appraisal.
• Dedicated training and guidance in quality improvement, supported by Practice Development post holders.
• Opportunities to influence service delivery and shape the future of Occupational Therapy within the respiratory and medical specialities.

About the role

As a Band 7 Clinical Specialist, you will take a lead in shaping the Occupational Therapy service for respiratory and medical patients.

You will also work hand-in-hand with the Medical Team Lead OT to ensure patients within the Medical and Older Persons directorate receive excellent, patient-centred services.

Main duties of the job

• To provide expert clinical support and advise, alongside the OT Team Leader, linking closely with multi-professional colleagues.
• To hold a clinical caseload, providing excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical management, including patients who have complex acute and chronic presentations, determining the functional deficits and OT treatment within an acute setting.
• To strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, considering and inputting into the latest evidence-based practice, developing personal leadership to support clinical and service growth and staff development.
• The post holder will be the Clinical Specialist to support and facilitate Occupational Therapy Service with key roles in the development of a competent, knowledgeable workforce, equipping them to provide high-quality person-centred care.
• The successful candidate will be expected to provide assessment, treatment, advice, evaluation and clinical management at an advanced level for patients who have complex, acute and chronic presentations.
• Participation in a 7-day working roster and bank holiday cover.

Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an OT practice development lead, in addition to clinical advice and support from our OT clinical flow lead.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma / degree in OT recognised by College of OT
• H.C.P.C Registered OT
• Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field

Desirable

• Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
• Study for a MSc

Skills

Essential

• Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
• Ability to work in and manage a team, in Managers absence
• Critical appraisal skills
• Presentation skills
• Computer literacy
• Teaching and facilitation skills

Desirable

• Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP

Experience

Essential

• Experienced Supervisor - staff and students
• Working knowledge specialty anatomy and physiology
• Expert Assessment, treatment planning and goal setting in the acute hospital setting
• Working within ED in an acute hospital NHS setting
• Support junior staff in managing their caseload

Desirable

• Previous experience as a band 7 occupational therapist or equivalent.
• Experience of research

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 28 October 2026

Reference number: 151-NM433

Contact: Tanya Trussler, Principal Occupational Therapist, [e-mail], 01252649445

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer.