Job Details Band 7 Job summary It's an exciting time for our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Service as we continue to build on our successful model. UCR services work with patients in their homes across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex communities to avoid hospital admissions and support those being discharged home. Our multidisciplinary teams work flexibly to provide a 7-day service, 365 days a year, between 8am and 8pm. They deliver: A rapid response to people in the community who are experiencing acute episodes of ill-health. A supported discharge service to facilitate timely hospital discharges. Acute reablement for up to 10 days, supporting people to achieve functional goals and work towards independence with activities of daily living. We are looking for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapistto join us, so if you're an ambitious, proactive, and experienced Occupational Therapistlooking to take a lead role in a team that provides cutting-edge, excellent acute community care, we'd love to hear from you Main duties of the job In this role, you willprovide clinical and professional leadership, ensuring effective governance and clinical support for staff working within the service. Working with the operational leads you will ensure the clinical effectiveness of the service and the delivery of an excellent patient experience.You will develop key partnerships, working to ensure effective system working through effective communication and networking with other disciplines and by working across professional and service boundaries. You will be part of the development of the service through reflective practice, clinical supervision, and quality improvement initiatives. Central to this is supporting the principles of interdisciplinary working and cross skilling for all staff supporting each other and learning together. You will use yourspecialist clinical assessment and intervention skills for complex patients and provide clinical advice and support to colleagues to enable individual and team development. You will be responsible for staff management, supervision, and development, including shift coordination, allocation of visits, and the performance development reviews of members of the team. Your experience of working across a variety of clinical settings and working autonomously will help you excel in this role. We will support you to develop specialist areas of practice and your leadership skills through internal and external programmes. About us We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times. We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services. Why work for us? Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options Excellent training and development opportunities Research opportunities Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT and Religion and Belief staff networks Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA) Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff Job description Job responsibilities You will need to able to drive with a full UK licence and access to a vehicle due to the geographic area covered by the team. Further information is available in the attached job description and person specification. Person Specification Qualifications and Prefessional Registration Essential Currently registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as an Occupational Therapist. Post registration qualification or training to Masters level or equivalent, or be willing to undertake Desirable Advanced Physical assessment course or Masters level module Mentoring course or equivalent or Qualified Practice Assessor Recognised Leadership Qualification Experience Essential Experience within clinical case management Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team Evidence of a consistent pattern of learning from education and training Experience working across the boundaries of primary, community and secondary care Desirable Experience of clinical leadership within a service Experience of leading service development and change Experience of active participation in research Skills and Knowledge Essential Up to date knowledge and skills within clinical area (physio or Occupational Therapy) Up to date knowledge of health and social care policy Up to date knowledge of Professional code of Conduct Up to date knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and clinical audit Able to use advanced reasoning and assessment skills in a wide range of approaches to treatments and management of conditions Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary Able to direct and co-ordinate programmes of care working autonomously and collaboratively Able to advocate for patients to improve their outcomes Able to mentor, supervise and develop other professionals Able to communicate effectively where barriers or obstacles exist and able to deploy strategies to overcome these Able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic health service Able to use recognised IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office including Excel Able to use IT systems and keyboard skills including accurate data recording skills Able to identify the training needs of self and others and to provide relevant and appropriate learning Knowledge of team dynamics and strategies to develop high performing teams Able to work in partnership and collaboration with other professionals in other services and challenge and negotiate with them as needed Able to meet conflicting deadlines, prioritise effectively and manage own and others workload Able to manage, diffuse and resolve conflict Able to teach patients and carers to participate and manage their own care as appropriate Able to monitor, maintain and improve standards of care Able to demonstrate a high level of understanding of self and able to identify their own personal limitations and an openness to addressing them Other Requirements Essential Car driver (Valid Driving License for use in the UK) An understanding of the principles of equal opportunities in relation to staff and patients Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role Desirable Flexible working Access to a vehicle for work purposes 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Address Brighton General Hospital Brighton BN2 3EW Employer's website https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)