Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Community Wards

NHS; Newport; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newport is seeking a Team Lead Occupational Therapist for community wards. The role involves clinical leadership, supporting the delivery of occupational therapy interventions, and working collaboratively to enhance patient care. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant degree, strong clinical skills, and leadership experience. This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Extensive training and development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in practice setting.
• Experience of operational management.
• Significant experience working at Senior OT level.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical leadership and operational role.
• Support and develop the delivery of occupational therapy interventions.
• Lead and influence ongoing development of OT provision.

Skills

Strong clinical skills

Decision-making skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong mentoring and supervision skills

Ability to assess and implement treatment

Education

Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy

Member of HCPC

Certificate in Leadership and/or Management

Job description

Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Community Wards

An exciting opening has arisen in the ABUHB Occupational Therapy (OT) service for a Team lead Occupational Therapist, who is self-motivated, proactive, and able to actively engage in developing care pathways and new ways of working for the delivery of the OT service. The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive, fast paced learning environment.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

All applicants will be expected to have strong clinical and decision-making skills in order to demonstrate a depth and breadth of ability in working with people with high clinical frailty scores.

You will need excellent communication skills, have initiative and a flexible approach to work. You must be confident and effective in the use of ensuring the delivery of OT interventions, to ensure they are carried out in the most appropriate setting for the person admitted to hospital. This will ensure and evidence that these interventions meet the person's needs and organisation's expectations of safe, compassionate and high-quality care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Based in the Royal Gwent Hospital or Ysbty Aneurin Bevan (the choice of base will be decided by the successful applicant) and aligned to the in-patient community bedded wards, but working across the organisations inpatient settings, you will undertake a clinical leadership and operational role. You will support and develop the delivery of occupational therapy interventions, whilst carrying a varied caseload of people who have been admitted to hospital.

Working in collaboration with the Professional Clinical Lead, the post holder will lead and influence the ongoing development of OT provision within clinical areas, with a focus on the rehabilitation and discharge to assess and recover service model.

Occupational Therapy is a highly valued service within Gwent, and we are strongly committed to service development, standard setting, clinical effectiveness and lifelong learning. We are keen to recruit occupational therapists who are ready to work in an occupational therapy service that is actively developing and changing to meet the needs of Gwent residents. We offer a real commitment to your career in an environment where your skills and enthusiasm will be valued and in a service that will support you in developing your full potential.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Person Specification

Qualificatons and Knowledge

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Member of HCPC
• At least 1 module (CQFW level 7 at 20/30credits each) or post-registration equivalent linked to practice
• Accredited practice placement educator
• Certificate in Leadership and/or Management.
• Member of relevant COT Specialist Section.

Experie

• Extensive experience in working within practice setting.
• Some experience of operational management
• Significant experience working at Senior OT level
• Significant experience of supervising less experienced OTs
• Line management responsibilities

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to assess, plan and implement highly specialised treatment and advice in specialist area related to post
• Able to analyse and reflect on clinical practice and use this to shape future practice
• Strong mentoring and supervision skills
• Understanding of local integrated systems of OT delivery
• Detailed knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance and risk management.
• Ability to engage and lead an OT Team.
• Commitment to developing further leadership/clinical skills
• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh

Other

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults Barred List check
• Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirement of the post.
• Documented evidence of CPD.

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.

Professional OT Lead for Acute /Trauma Services

£48,527 to £55,532 a year per annum pro rata