Specialist Occupational Therapy Lead for Home First

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Team Lead to oversee a therapy team focused on timely hospital discharges and community assessments. The role requires a BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and significant clinical experience. You will provide leadership, train junior staff, and collaborate with local stakeholders to ensure patient well-being in their home environments. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Healthy work-life balance

Flexible working arrangements

Training available

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD and demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience.
• Active experience in audit.
• Supervision of staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Lead a therapy team including performance reporting and supervision.
• Conduct community assessments for timely hospital discharges.
• Train and support junior staff members.

Skills

Expert assessment of patients

Excellent communication skills

Ability to implement change

Leadership skills

Time management

Education

BSc or Diploma in OT

HCPC Registration

Specialist post-registration qualification

Job description

An Exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Newly developed Aintree Therapy Home First Team based on the Aintree Site of University Hospital of Liverpool Group. This band 7 Team Lead post will be a dynamic role in providing both Clinical and Non clinical Responsibilities across a 7 day service.

There will be an expectation to carry out Clinical care, conducting community working by carrying out assessments with patients within their home environments. The focus of this team is Discharge to Assess visits. This model prioritizes timely hospital discharge for patients who are medically stable, with assessments for ongoing needs completed after they return home.

This "home first" approach aims to reduce hospital stays and promote independence, focusing on providing support and rehabilitation in the community. You will be working collaboratively with stakeholders such as Merseycare, City council Social work teams to make sure patients can remain at home.

You will lead a team of OTs, Physios, Assistant practitioners & Therapy Assistants providing supervision, appraisal, training and service improvement, Any training you require to fulfil this post will be available to you along with regular supervision from a therapy lead.

Responsibilities:

• Expert assessment of patients within their home environment to encourage and support timely hospital discharges from the acute trust.
• Have a sound knowledge of local stakeholders across the main local boroughs to utilise to maintain patients safety and well being within their home environment.
• Audit of the service against local and national standards in close partnership with the management team.
• Training and support of junior staff members.
• Senior oversight of a therapy team including aspects such as performance reporting, sickness management and supervision.
• Participation in national audit and research projects.
• Ensure adherence to governance processes including datix and complaint investigations.
• Support staff with health, wellbeing and sickness management, Responsible for provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients.
• To co-ordinate and work collaboratively with others providing a service which meets the needs of the patients.
• Responsible for development and supervision of others.

Requirements:

• BSc or Diploma in OT.
• HCPC Registration.
• Specialist post-registration qualification.
• Evidence of CPD, Demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience.
• Active experience in audit.
• Supervision of staff and students.
• Teaching of junior staff.
• Experience of working with other agencies.
• Experience in clinical speciality, Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Good time management.
• Ability to implement change.
• Able to demonstrate leadership skills.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment.