Team Lead Occupational Therapist- Surgical Therapy team

Medway NHS Foundation Trust; Brompton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A health care organization in Brompton seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist to lead the Surgical Therapy team. The candidate will manage a diverse team and collaborate with various health professionals to ensure high-quality care. A strong background in acute hospital settings and leadership skills are essential for this position. Opportunities for career development and support for continuous professional development will be provided.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Support for external training

Qualifications

• Experience in an acute hospital setting.
• Ability to lead and manage a therapy team.
• Demonstrable development of service provision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy team within Surgical Therapy.
• Provide supervisory support to Therapists and Assistants.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Leadership skills

Motivation

Broad acute hospital experience

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the acute therapy team at Medway NHS Foundation Trust as the Occupational Therapy team lead for the Surgical Therapy team. You will be jointly managing alongside the Physiotherapy counterpart an integrated team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist and Therapy assistants. Your team will be working as part of an MDT including therapy staff, nurses, CSWs, Doctors and more to ensure that our patients receive the highest quality of care.

We are looking for a candidate who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the best of care by the best of people. They must have the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. As a Team Lead Occupational Therapist, you will need to be motivated and enthusiastic with a broad range of acute hospital experience, demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to contribute to service development.

You will get an opportunity to develop your managerial and supervisory skills providing supervision to rotational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and Students. CPD is encouraged and supported.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy team within Surgical Therapy, in partnership with the Physiotherapy lead.
• Provide supervision and developmental support to rotational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and Students.
• Work within an MDT including therapists, nurses, CSWs and Doctors to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Contribute to service development and improvements in line with organisational goals.
• Engage in in-service training, peer groups, mandatory training, and specialty training offered by the Trust; external training is supported where appropriate.

Qualifications and experience

• Broad range of acute hospital experience.
• Demonstrable leadership skills.
• Motivated, with the drive to develop and advance service provision.

Development and training

The team provides robust specialty-specific training and upskills team members through area-specific competencies. CPD is encouraged and supported.

Values and culture

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and reflect them throughout your employment with the Trust. We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

How to apply

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and a half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.