Therapies Lead - Occupational Therapist

Acorns; Stirchley; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Gym membership

Bike2Work scheme

Pension scheme

Annual leave

Job summary

Acorns Children's Hospice is seeking an Occupational Therapist and Therapies Lead to drive development and delivery of AHP services across Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham. You will provide line management to therapy teams and lead OT assessments, treatments and family support.

You will collaborate with the care team to shape care plans, support postural management and equipment needs, and lead quality improvement and data reporting to demonstrate impact across our hospices and community

Qualifications

• Must hold an Occupational Therapy degree and HCPC registration.
• Experience delivering OT assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
• Experience leading audit or quality improvement programmes.

Responsibilities

• Provide line management to the therapy teams.
• Deliver OT assessments, treatments, and advice to children and families.
• Advise care teams on postural management, equipment, and independence in daily living.
• Collaborate to review holistic care needs and contribute to care plans.
• Develop and communicate a vision for the AHP programme and maximise its impact.
• Produce and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data to evidence service quality.
• Identify and support innovative opportunities across departments.

Skills

Line management

OT assessment

Clinical expertise

Care planning

Data reporting

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for an Occupational Therapist and Therapies Lead to support the development and delivery of the AHP services across the organisation, using their clinical expertise. You will manage the therapy team across our sites in Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham.

About the Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children, and young people with life-limiting and life‑threatening conditions, and we support their families through every step of their journey, and through transition. Our work is defined by compassion, expertise, and an unwavering belief that every child deserves comfort, dignity, and the chance to experience joy.

As Occupational Therapist and Therapies Lead, you will:

• Provide line management to the therapy teams
• Provide OT assessment, treatment, intervention and advice to babies, children, young people and their families living with life limiting and life threatening conditions in both hospice and community settings
• Provide Occupational Therapy expertise to the care team and advise team members on how to support OT goals within moment-to-moment care, including advising on 24-hour postural management, equipment to support posture and independence in daily living (e.g. sleep, seating and bathing) and support for sensory needs.
• Work in collaboration with the care team to review holistic care needs and contribute to care plans
• CollaborateinthedevelopmentandcommunicationofavisionfortheAHPprogramme including therapieswithinAcorns,toincreaseAHPvoice,visibilityand impact
• Produce and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data from the services offered to evidence the quality of the AHP services provided by Acorns
• Adviseoninnovativeopportunitiesandsupportall relevant departments/ disciplinesintheirstrategiesandprogrammestomaximiseservicebenefits

About You

• Degree/qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Experience of providing assessment and intervention to children and young people with complex needs
• Experience of leading audit/quality improvement programmes

What We Offer

• £46,920 to £56,515 per annum (pro rata. £37,536 to £45,212 for part time hours)
• 30 hours per week over 4 days
• Working across our hospices in Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
• Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.