Professional and Operational Lead for Occupational Therapy

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust; Warwick; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust is looking for a Professional and Operational Lead for Occupational Therapy. This key leadership role involves managing Occupational Therapy and Wheelchair services across acute and community settings. The ideal candidate will demonstrate effective leadership, knowledge in service delivery, and a commitment to high-quality, integrated care. Join an organization rated outstanding by the CQC, and help improve services in Warwickshire and beyond.

Benefits

Outstanding CQC rating

Supportive working environment

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Experience in managing Occupational Therapy services.
• Ability to provide professional guidance across various services.
• Strong understanding of business planning and service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Occupational Therapy and Wheelchair services.
• Provide professional leadership to staff across diverse services.
• Ensure integration of services across acute and community settings.

Skills

Professional leadership

Operational management

Specialist knowledge/advice

Effective communication

Education

Relevant degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to be the Professional and Operational Lead for Occupational Therapy at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. This post is a key leadership role within the AHP services at SWFT and also provides direct leadership to the Wheelchair and Community Stroke Services. The Professional and Operational Lead for Occupational Therapy is responsible for managing the diverse Occupational Therapy and Wheelchair services provided by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust with the responsibility for the operational management and business planning of the service across Hospital and Community.

The Post Holder Is Responsible For

• The effective service delivery of Adult OT and Wheelchair Services through the provision of professional leadership, operational management, supervision and guidance to Adult OT and Wheelchair service staff.
• Providing professional leadership, specialist knowledge / advice to OTs across a variety of services and client groups with complex social, health or environmental needs.
• The strategic management of OT and Wheelchair services to adults provided by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust across acute and community services, ensuring that the services are effective, integrated, high quality and well-coordinated across different agencies, teams and service areas.
• Managing the diverse OT and Wheelchair services provided by South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust with the responsibility for the operational management and business planning of the service across Hospital and Community. This includes leading on innovation, developing and modernising services supporting national, system and local innovation and key objectives such as ‘Left Shift’ initiatives and the implementation of new ways of working across all services.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

As Part Of Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion We Encourage All Applicants To Complete a Short Survey. This Can Be Accessed Via The Link Below
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2

We appreciate you completing the survey.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alex Woodward Job title: Associate Chief AHP Email address: [e-mail]