Overview
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Thank you for your interest in the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT). This is an exciting time to join us and be part of our journey to improve mental health care across North London and deliver excellent services to our local people. We will achieve this through the North London Way, as we:
* Collaborate at every level by living our values to create the right conditions for us all to work together.
* Develop our new Trust culture, to help make our new Trust a great place to work and to receive great care.
* Empower our teams to lead the planned improvements in our services, by skilling them and giving them the tools to make the changes.
* Focus on delivering excellence at every level to improve our performance and ensure consistently high-quality care across all our services.
* Ensure that research, quality improvement, and technology lead the way and are embedded in our services.
* Take a trauma informed approach to everything we do
We proactively welcome diversity in our workforce and pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We aim to recruit from our local communities and provide opportunities to all including apprenticeships, veterans, care leavers and more.
The North London Way to deliver: Better Mental Health, Better Lives, Better Communities.
Our trust website is: https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/
As a values-driven Trust, we recruit through our values. Our selection processes focus on behaviours, attitudes, and examples that reflect our organisational values and commitment to compassionate, high-quality care.
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our Senior Management Leadership team for the newly formed Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Learning Disabilities Care group in NLFT. Working with the managing Director and our Associate Directors of nursing and psychology you will be responsible for both strategic leadership and operational management of our Allied health Professionals in these clinical areas, contributing to the modernisation and transformation of services.
You will be part of our dynamic and supportive AHP and Head Occupational Therapy leadership group, who strive to provide the best, evidence clinical care to our diverse population across five boroughs. Evidence of significant post registration development, professional and strategic leadership and management experience is essential.
This senior leadership role provides strategic, professional and clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy and wider Allied Health Professional (AHP) services across the Care Group.
The postholder is responsible for ensuring high-quality, evidence-based and outcome-focused care through strong clinical governance, performance management and continuous service improvement.
Working collaboratively with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams, the role drives innovation, workforce development and sustainable service models, while promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
Main duties of the job
* The postholder provides professional strategic leadership for AHPs, provides professional accountability for staff and resources, ensures service users and Experts by Experience are actively involved in the design, delivery and evaluation of services.
* To provide strategic, professional, and clinical leadership across the Care Group to Occupational Therapists and other AHP professions including Art Therapists, Music Therapists, Drama Therapists, Dieticians, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists.
* To work as an integral member of the senior leadership team, contributing to quality, safety, and governance across the care group. Having a key role in the development of the governance agenda by ensuring AHP contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards.
* To undertake recruitment, operational management of occupational therapy and other AHP staff across the Care Group; hold and manage a budget
* To assume responsibility for ensuring that all Therapies staff working in the Care Group provide effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care that meets professional and organisational quality standards.
* To set and monitor standards and policies ensuring a high standard of care is delivered in accordance with agreed protocols and evidence-based practice.
Working for our organisation
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
* We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
* We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
* NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
* Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our values:
* We Are Kind
* We Are Respectful
* We Work Together
* We Keep Things Simple
* We Empower
* We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Provide senior clinical, professional and strategic leadership for Occupational Therapy and Allied Health Professional (AHP) services across the Care Group, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based and outcome-focused care.
* Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of innovative AHP services, embedding NICE guidance, national policy, quality improvement and clinical governance standards.
* Ensure robust clinical oversight and governance, contributing to PSIRF processes, MDT working, reviews and Trust quality and safety forums, and providing expert AHP clinical advice.
* Set, monitor and assure performance against agreed standards and KPIs, developing improvement and contingency plans in collaboration with the senior leadership team.
* Promote equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring services and employment practices are equitable, culturally responsive and meet the needs of people with protected characteristics.
* Act as a professional role model and ambassador for AHPs, communicating complex and sensitive information effectively and representing AHPs at Trust, regional and external forums.
* Hold overall accountability for the professional leadership, management and development of AHP staff, including recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal, CPD, professional registration and mandatory training.
* Lead workforce planning for AHP services, ensuring sustainable staffing models, appropriate skill mix, career pathways, succession planning and effective use of e-job planning.
* Support education and training through supporting student placements and development of staff capability, ensuring compliance with professional and Trust requirements.
* Contribute to strategic service development, articulating the value and impact of AHPs, designing new models of care and supporting integrated pathways across the Trust and with external partners.
* Ensure service users and Experts by Experience are actively involved in service design, delivery, evaluation and improvement, embedding feedback into practice.
* Provide professional accountability for the planning and delivery of AHP services, responding effectively to operational pressures, workforce challenges and competing priorities.
* Manage delegated AHP budgets and resources, supporting cost improvement programmes, productivity initiatives and effective use of equipment and physical resources while maintaining quality and safety.
* Lead and contribute to research, audit, evaluation and quality improvement activity, identifying priorities for AHP research and disseminating learning across services.
Person specification
Qualifications/Registration
Essential criteria
* Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Evidence of continued professional development to master's level or equivalent (or working towards this)
Desirable criteria
* Member of professional body
* Quality improvement training
* Sensory Integration qualification
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
* Enthusiasm for a broad range of AHP interventions, an interest in service delivery and the ability to articulate the added value of AHP services.
* Able to demonstrate high level of personal professional accountability and autonomy attitude to change
* Ability to work autonomously at a senior level
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to move across the borough by car or public transport
* Able to work in a hot desk environment across multiple sites depending on the needs of the service.
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to communication complex condition related information to service users, carers, and colleagues
* High level skills in clinical supervision
* Ability to evaluate research and implement best practice in the clinical setting
* Ability to articulate clearly the role of AHPs and the benefits they bring to service user care
* Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practices including policies and strategies
* Ability to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Significant post registration professional experience in mental health
* Experience of team management and leadership
* Working knowledge of the practice of different AHP services
* Experience of multiagency/integrated working
* Experience of staff recruitment, selection, and retention
* Knowledge of national and local health care developments
* Demonstrable experience of managing services within health/social care including service delivery, quality, performance, and staff
Desirable criteria
* Experience of representing the Occupational Therapy profession or service at local or national forums
Note: In line with NHS protocols, some boilerplate statements about closing vacancies, sponsorship, and references have been retained where they form part of the original content and are legally relevant.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we reserve the right to close any vacancies before the stated closing date. Therefore, please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
In line with NHS protocols, only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We regret that it is not possible to contact all applicants for every vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for the next stage.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome. Please ensure you hold the correct right to work in the UK at the time of your application. Some roles may not be eligible for sponsorship, and we want to make sure you have all the information you need before applying. To avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI guidelines: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration
References will be required to cover your last 3 years of employment/training. One has to be from your current or most recent employer and the others from your previous employer. The references should be from persons with management responsibility or HR.
Please note, in order to progress your application your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers - North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of North London NHS Foundation Trust. As part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a "selfie" using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk
The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating an inclusive, fair, and supportive workplace for all. We actively welcome applications from individuals who are under-represented within our workforce and are dedicated to eliminating discrimination in all its forms.
As a Disability Confident (Two Ticks) employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at improving efficiencies within the NHS both to make costs savings for NHS organisations but also to save you time when your employment transfers.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download
* 8B AHP JD (PDF, 616.3KB)
* 8b AHP person spec (PDF, 504.3KB)
* AHP Functional requirements (PDF, 536.5KB)
* A comprehensive guide for candidates (PDF, 544.2KB)
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