Team Lead Occupational Therapist (General Surgery)

TN United Kingdom; Orpington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a motivated Team Lead Occupational Therapist to join their dynamic General Surgical team. This role offers the chance to influence the development of occupational therapy services in a challenging clinical environment. You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high standards of patient care while fostering professional development among staff. If you're passionate about making a difference and leading a dedicated team, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a supportive and forward-thinking organization.

Qualifications

• Must be HCPC registered and have a degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Experience in a clinical setting with leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop the surgical occupational therapy service.
• Provide clinical leadership and maintain high standards of care.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Clinical Leadership

Patient Assessment

Rehabilitation Techniques

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

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Team Lead Occupational Therapist (General Surgery), Orpington

Client:

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Orpington, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated team lead/aspiring team lead to join our General Surgical team based at the Princess Royal University Hospital. You will work closely alongside the clinical lead occupational therapist for Trauma & Orthopaedics. The service is dynamic and offers a challenging clinical environment for a confident and skilled occupational therapist.

The surgical occupational therapy team provides assessment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning for patients admitted to general and specialist surgical wards, including colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, and vascular surgery.

Multi-disciplinary working is essential within the team, and we are looking for a creative occupational therapist to influence the further development of occupational therapy, paying particular attention to continuity of care, shared decision-making, and identification of barriers to discharge to facilitate patient flow.

We value continuing professional development to ensure all staff develop skills and knowledge to reach their full potential. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical and teaching skills and contribute towards in-service development.

You must have a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.

For more information or informal discussions, please contact Yvonne Van Rooyen, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist on 01689 864632 or email.

Main duties of the job

As the team lead OT, the post holder will oversee, coordinate, and develop the surgical occupational therapy service at the Princess Royal University Hospital.

They will provide specialist assessment, consultancy, and intervention for patients’ occupational needs within the inpatient setting as clinically indicated.

They will carry a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs using evidence-based practice and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.

The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified staff and will be encouraged and supported to develop their clinical, teaching, and managerial skills.

They will maintain a high standard of autonomous working and supervision of others in complex assessment, treatment, and discharge planning.

They will be forward-thinking and identify areas for service development and projects for their team to complete.

They will proactively participate and motivate others to lead CPD sessions through journal clubs, in-service skills training, and peer support.

The post holder will attend relevant meetings as a representative of the team and will advise on service developments in line with government policy development.

There will be an expectation of flexibility in this role, and there will be a requirement to work closely alongside the Surgical Team and the Surgical Team Lead Occupational Therapist.

Working for our organization

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching trusts, with a turnover of c£1 billion, millions of patient contacts annually, and around 15,000 staff across 5 main sites in South East London.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Our values at King’s are that we’re a kind, respectful team.

The trust-wide strategy 'Strong Roots, Global Reach' aims for us to be BOLD, with brilliant people, outstanding care, leaders in research, innovation, and education, and a focus on diversity, equality, and inclusion (EDI). By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to elevate Team King’s. King’s is dedicated to embracing the broad diversity of our staff, patients, and communities and stands firmly against all forms of prejudice and discrimination.