Team Lead OT Acute Medicine

King's College Hospital; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned NHS teaching trust in the UK seeks a motivated Team Lead Occupational Therapist for the Acute Medicine service. In this Band 7 role, you will provide clinical leadership, develop the OT service, and ensure quality patient care. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and experience in managing patients with acute rehabilitation needs. This position offers opportunities for professional development and contribution to patient-centered care within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload of complex patients.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary team working.
• Proven skills in staff teaching and development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and develop the Acute Medicine OT service.
• Provide clinical leadership to a team of staff and assistants.
• Implement local clinical governance initiatives.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Interest in leading the development of an OT service

Skills in managing patients with acute and rehab needs

Ability to assess and treat patients with cognitive, physical and psychosocial needs

Job description

Overview

As the team lead OT, you will oversee, coordinate and develop the Acute Medicine OT service at Princess Royal University Hospital. The post holder will provide specialist assessment, consultancy and intervention of patients' occupational needs within the inpatient wards. They will carry a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs using evidence based practise and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. They will develop links with other departments and facilitate a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach. The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified members of staff and assistants. The post holder will attend relevant meetings as a representative of acute medicine Occupational Therapy and will advise on service developments in line with government policy development. To lead on implementation of local clinical governance initiatives for the service, evidence-based practice, clinical audit and day-to-day running of the service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic team lead/aspiring team lead with proven skills in the management of acute medicine patients with acute and rehabilitation needs for the acute medical wards at Princess Royal University Hospital. This Band 7 OT role works alongside the Clinical Lead OT to support staff and service development across the clinical area, as well as supporting with patient flow. Multi-disciplinary working is essential within the team and we are looking for an enthusiastic occupational therapist to influence the further development of occupational therapy in acute care and frailty management, paying particular attention to continuity of care, early identification of barriers to discharge and implementation of service development initiatives in line with Trust and government policy development. We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as you will be teaching and developing more junior staff and students. Working in a department which offers a wide range of experiences, you will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical, teaching, and managerial skills.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Interest in leading the development of an OT service.
• Skills and experience in the management of patients with acute and rehab needs.
• Skills and experience to assess and treat patients with cognitive, physical and psycho- social needs and provide appropriate evidence based treatments.

About the Trust

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, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level. We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people. 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. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.