Team Lead Occupational Therapist- Trauma and Orthopaedics

NHS Jobs; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Gillingham is looking for a Team Lead Occupational Therapist for the Trauma and Orthopaedics department. The role involves managing patient assessments and treatments while supervising the therapy team. Candidates should possess strong clinical reasoning skills and excellent communication abilities. This position is central to ensuring high-quality patient care and effective team operations.

Qualifications

• Professionally and legally accountable for own work and caseload.
• Ability to assess diverse and complex patient presentations.
• Strong communication skills, including with patients in difficult situations.

Responsibilities

• Formulate individualised treatment plans and programs.
• Deliver Occupational Therapy interventions in individual and group settings.
• Manage and supervise the Orthopaedic Therapy team.

Job description

Team Lead Occupational Therapist- Trauma and Orthopaedics

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work including responsibility of an allocated patient case/work load. To undertake assessment, standardised and non-standardised, of patients including those with diverse and complex presentations and conditions: using clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques to formulate individualised treatment plans and programmes. To deliver individualised Occupational Therapy intervention and treatment programmes using a broad range of Occupational Therapy skills in individual and group settings To continually reassess patient progress, adapting treatment plans accordingly, and developing discharge plans To refer patients appropriately to other health and social care services according to protocol providing timely and detailed information to ensure good continuity of care. To communicate effectively with patients and carers and other health care professionals using a wide range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to share assessment findings, agree treatment plans, progress rehabilitation, give advice, teaching etc. This will include patients with communication and comprehension difficulties and those who may beunable to accept diagnosis/prognosis. To undertake the day to day operational management of the Orthopaedic Therapy team ensuring that the team are supervised and supported.