Senior Occupational Therapist - Pulmonary Rehab/Community

NHS Jobs; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to work within Pulmonary Rehab and Community settings. The role covers hospital and community environments, with weekend rota duties and active participation in CPD.

You will provide leadership, supervise staff and students, and collaborate with MDTs to deliver holistic patient-centred care across a range of settings.

Qualifications

• Senior Occupational Therapist capable of leading in pulmonary rehab and community settings.
• Experience in clinical leadership and working with MDTs.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for junior staff and supervise OT students.
• Deliver patient-centred care across diverse settings including home visits, clinics, and ward-based care.
• Participate in CPD and contribute to service development and weekend rota.
• Liaise with health, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure integrated services.

Job description

Senior Occupational Therapist - Pulmonary Rehab/Community

To work within a variety of clinical settings (group settings, virtual wards, wards, intermediate care settings) and within the patient's own home ( community settings). This will involve loan working. To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. Reporting to a Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead. To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to deliver a holistic patient-centred approach to care. To regularly liaise with MDT members including those from heath, social services and voluntary agencies to ensure an integrated and comprehensive service is provided. To provide leadership for more junior staff, as agreed with senior staff. To support the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in planning, coordinating, and delivering the service provided to patients and to assist in the development, planning and progression of service provision. To deputise for the Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist in their absence as required. To supervise other qualified and non-qualified staff within the team To supervise Occupational Therapy students on clinical placements. To participate in CPD and develop skills and knowledge through participation in in-service training. Maintaining Records as an autonomous practitioner. To be an active participant in the weekend working rota

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust