Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Occupational Therapist
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Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Occupational Therapist
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A Vacancy at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Are you looking for your next exciting challenge?
Are you interested in a growing Occupational Therapy service within a dynamic team?
Then this Band 7 Clinical Specialist Team Leader role could be for you!
The post holder will lead the Therapy team across the service alongside the Band 7 Physiotherapist, providing clinical supervision and training whilst working as part of the wider MDT.
Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, evaluating and managing high-quality therapy services to patients within the Surgical services. These include but are not limited to:
Head and Neck
Vascular
Amputees
Gastro
Renal
Provide a highly specialist, high standard therapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.
Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area
Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy service. Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.
Provide a source of expert clinical opinion on Surgical patients for other health professionals, both internal and external to the Trust.
To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation please click the link for further details about this prestigious award.Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Interpret & analyse clinical & non clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in on wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive rehabilitation plans.
Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care.
Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress of the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas.
Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate.
Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times.
Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence in carrying out duties within the service area.
Regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the Therapy Department & other specialities within the Clinical Support group
Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices.
Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.
Provide specialist advice, teaching & training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical, psychological and cognitive effort according to patient dependency & clinical need.
For further details of the role please see the attached job description.
This advert closes on Friday 30 May 2025
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
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