Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist - Respiratory / Medicine

NHS; Frimley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Frimley is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist to join their new Respiratory Unit, focusing on developing a skilled OT workforce. Candidates should possess a recognized OT degree, be HCPC registered, and demonstrate management experience in clinical settings. This position offers competitive salary and various development opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Regular supervision and peer support

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Must have Diploma / degree in Occupational Therapy recognized by College of OT.
• Registered with H.C.P.C as an Occupational Therapist.
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate training required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical support and advice, linking closely with multi-professional colleagues.
• Hold a clinical caseload, managing complex acute and chronic presentations.
• Support and facilitate Occupational Therapy Service.

Skills

Team management skills

Critical appraisal skills

Teaching and facilitation skills

Clinical Audit and EBP

Education

Diploma / degree in OT

H.C.P.C Registered OT

Evidence of post graduate training

Job description

Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist - Respiratory / Medicine

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

Are you:

Passionate about delivering outstanding patient care?

Looking to build on your skills, clinical expertise, and leadership abilities?

An excellent communicator with a flexible and solution-focused approach?

Committed to CPD, education, service development, and mentoring others?

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.

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Job responsibilities

If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post & get in touch.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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
• Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
• Study for a MSc

Skills

• Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
• Ability to work in and manage a team, in Managers absence
• Critical appraisal skills
• Teaching and facilitation skills
• Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP

Experience

• 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
• 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.

£50,008 to £56,908 a yearper annum incl HCAS