About The Role
As the Clinical Lead, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering occupational therapy services across Trauma & Orthopaedics. You will provide strong clinical leadership, support service development, and ensure high standards of care for patients recovering from injury, surgery, and musculoskeletal conditions. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to efficient patient flow and safe discharge planning, while supporting and developing junior staff.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide specialist clinical expertise within Trauma & Orthopaedics, managing a complex caseload
* Lead and support the day‑to‑day operational management of the Therapy service within T&O
* Supervise, mentor and develop Band 5/6 staff, apprentices, and students
* Contribute to service improvement initiatives, audits, and quality improvement projects
* Ensure delivery of safe, effective discharge planning and rehabilitation pathways
* Work collaboratively with physiotherapists, nurses, consultants, and community teams
* Promote evidence‑based practice and innovation within the service
About You
* A qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration
* Experienced in acute care, ideally within Trauma & Orthopaedics
* Demonstrating leadership skills or ready to step into a leadership role
* Passionate about patient‑centred rehabilitation and discharge planning
* A confident communicator with excellent team‑working skills
* Committed to service development and continuous improvement
Essential Requirements
* Registered with HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council)
* BSc in Occupational Therapy
* Significant post‑registration experience in acute settings, ideally within Traumas and Orthopaedics
* Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
* Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to manage complex situations
* Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
* Experience in supervising staff and/or students
* Proven leadership and management experience in a healthcare environment
* Operational management and leadership skills
* Supportive, excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate clearly, both written and oral
* Outstanding leadership skills
* Knowledge of legal and professional responsibilities, and ethical issues in practice
* Ability to build effective working relationships within the multidisciplinary team
* Knowledge of health and safety issues
* Detailed knowledge of clinical governance, including experience of quality issues and audit
* Specialist knowledge of assessments, interventions and outcome measures
* Self‑motivated, assertive, diplomatic and tactful
* Ability to work autonomously, set priorities, manage pressure and delegate effectively
* Drive to analyse professional and ethical issues and critically appraise own performance
* Ability to recognise when to seek advice
* Supervisory and appraisal skills
* Competent IT skills and presentation skills
* Commitment to lifelong learning
* Client‑centred, non‑discriminatory practice and the ability to engage with service users, including carers and external agencies
* Accurate and legible patient note keeping, numeracy and literacy skills
* Driving licence as required for the role
Desirable
* Previous leadership or senior role experience
* Involvement in audit, research, or service redesign
* Knowledge of NHS pathways and discharge processes
What We Offer
* A supportive and innovative working environment within a large teaching hospital
* Access to training, CPD and research opportunities
* Flexible working options where possible
* NHS pension scheme and staff benefits
Skills and Knowledge
* Operational management and leadership skills
* Supportive, excellent interpersonal skills including ability to communicate clearly, both written and oral
* Outstanding leadership skills
* Understand legal responsibilities, with knowledge of professional and ethical issues in practice
* Ability to build effective working relationships within the multi‑disciplinary team
* Knowledge of health and safety issues
* Detailed knowledge of the principles and application of clinical governance, including experience of quality issues and audit
* Specialist knowledge of assessments, interventions, outcome measures
* Self-motivated, assertive, diplomatic, and tactful
* Ability to work independently, autonomously and set priorities
* Ability to work flexibly and manage pressure of work
* Ability to delegate and negotiate
* Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues and critically appraise own performance
* Ability to recognise when to seek advice
* Supervisory and appraisal skills
* Ability to organise and respond efficiently to complex information
* Ability to cope with a stressful working environment and with emotional or aggressive patients or carers
* Competent IT skills
* Presentation skills
* Commitment to lifelong learning
* Ability to engage with service users, including a commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
* Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes, including numeracy and literacy skills
* Driving licence as required for the role
Experience
* Evidence of experience to meet the scope and authority of the post
* Evidence of advanced level of practice, including in-depth experience at band 6 level
* Supervision of staff/ students
* Leadership, recruitment and selection of staff
* Experience working in individual, group and team settings across a variety of relevant settings
* Involvement in research and audit
* Documented evidence of continuous practice development (CPD)
* Practice innovation
* Experience working with users, carers and external agencies
Additional Information
* On‑site nursery
* Free Beach Hut for staff during summer days
* On‑site Wellness Centre, including gym and swimming pool
* Access to staff networks, including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise achievements
* Supportive environment for staff wellbeing
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