Team Lead Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist CSNRT
Weare looking for an experienced neurological Occupational Therapist to joinour established Community Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Team.
Our service provides multi-disciplinaryassessment and rehabilitation for patients with a wide variety ofneurological conditions across east Surrey, delivering care in patient homes,outpatient clinics and community venues.
Our clinicians work within smaller teams to cover different aspects ofthe service, including our Early Supported Discharge (ESD) pathway forStroke, Long Term Conditions community service and neurological outpatientclinics.
Thesuccessful candidate will work closely with Team Leads from other therapydisciplines, Clinical Psychology and Stroke Nursing to ensure the successfuloperational management and ongoing development of our dedicated neurologicalrehabilitation team.
Centralto the role are strong communication and organisational skills, provenspecialist clinical skills in neurological rehabilitation and management oflong-term conditions and experience of line management and clinicalsupervision.
SomeSaturday working may be required on a rota basis.
You must bea car driver and have access to a car for work purposes.
Whencompleting your application please refer to both the Application Guide and fullJob Description & Person Specification - these can be found undersupporting documents.
Main duties of the job
* To work jointly with Team Leads from other disciplines within CSNRT to coordinate daily team management and triage of referrals, ensuring that appropriate assessments, onward referrals and outcome measures are completed, in line with national and departmental targets.
* To autonomously manage a complex clinical caseload at an advanced level of specialism.
* To work closely with all Team Leads, Clinical Leads and the Service Manager within Long Term Condition Support Services (LTCSS) to promote joint working, monitoring of standards and qualityimprovement work.
About us
Do you want to be part of an organisation recognised asone of the top community providers to work for in the country, delivering highquality NHS care? (2025 Staff Survey results)
First Community is a staff ownedsocial enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services acrosseast Surrey and parts of West Sussex. Weare looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people,First-rate value.
First Community is a great placeto work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to itsfull potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high qualitytraining and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good worklife balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, NHS pension,flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.
Please talk to us before applyingor at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet yourneeds exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needswhere possible. Flexible working options may vary depending on therole.
At First Community we welcomeapplications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+candidates and candidates with disabilities. All applicants aretreated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process,including the consideration of reasonable adjustments.
Sustainability is integral toFirst Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.
Job responsibilities
* To work jointly with Team Leads from other disciplines within CSNRT to coordinate daily team management and triage of referrals, ensuring that appropriate assessments, onward referrals and outcome measures are completed, in line with national and departmental targets.
* To autonomously manage a complex clinical caseload at an advanced level of specialism.
* To work closely with all Team Leads, Clinical Leads and the Service Manager within Long Term Condition Support Services (LTCSS) to promote joint working, monitoring of standards and qualityimprovement work.
Whencompleting your application please refer to both the Application Guide and fullJob Description & Person Specification - these can be found undersupporting documents.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Knowledge of legislation and government polices related to the specialty.
* Broad knowledge of current best practice.
* Previous therapy experience in the relevant clinical areas related to the post.
Experience
* Broad range of post-graduate experience.
* Significant previous therapy experience in the relevant clinical areas related to the post.
* Documented evidence of CPD.
* Competent to use standardised assessments.
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
* Ability to deliver training.
* Experience of managing teams and undertaking achievement reviews.
* Experience of contributing to service development.
* Relevant highly specialist experience post registration.
* Experience of undertaking clinical audit.
* Experience of safeguarding.
* Experience of dealing with complaints.
* Previous experience of working within a community physiotherapy service.
* Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses relating to the post and demonstration of clinical competency framework.
* Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups/Clinical excellence networks.
* Training relating to the line management and supervision of assistants and other therapists.
* Experience of training relatives/carers, other therapists and other professionals.
Other
* Car owner and driver.
* Able to work as a team member.
* Punctual and reliable.
* Able to deal with difficulties involving colleagues/clients.
* Creative.
Qualifications
* BSc Hons or recognised degree equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy.
* Health Care Professions Council registration.
Skills
* Ability to work autonomously.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance in relation to current best practice and develop skills accordingly.
* Planning and decision-making skills and problem solving.
* Computer and internet literate.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£49,387 to £56,515 a year+5% HCAS per annum, pro rata
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