Occupational Therapist Team Leader - Acute Intervention Team
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and motivated Band 7 OT to join the Acute Intervention Team at The University Hospital Group Liverpool (UHGL).
You will be based in the Royal Liverpool Hospital and will be responsible for leading a therapy team within Medicine - specialties include Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Nephrology, Diabetes and Palliative Care. Experience in medical settings is essential.
The role is patient and non‑patient facing and you should have excellent organisational, planning and time management skills. You will be part of a high functioning MDT that includes a supportive team of Band 7 therapy staff. You will provide specialist clinical contribution to the patient journey with high level assessment and treatment planning for medical patients.
Strong leadership, people management and supervision skills are required. You will be required to demonstrate a commitment to service development, audit and research.
We are committed to staff development; you will have access to peer support and supervision from the Therapy Management Team and other Band 7 peers across the Trust. You will be supported to attend courses and training including leadership development opportunities.
You will have a key role in high level clinical assessment, treatment planning, reasoning, risk identification and problem solving to enable patients to optimise functional independence, reduce length of stay and to support patient discharge at the earliest safe opportunity and to minimise the risk of re‑admission.
To manage, train, appraise and supervise Band 6 Occupational Therapists, Band 5 Occupational Therapists, Students, Therapy Assistants, Work Experience and Healthcare Apprentices under the guidance of Therapy Managers and Clinical Specialists.
The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work as an effective member of the wider team as well as with other external agencies.
Staff are required to work flexibly, to support 7 day services and shift patterns over an extended working day. Part time and flexible working patterns may be considered.
For further details / informal visits contact: Martin Schofield, Therapy Lead – Email: martin.schofield@liverpoolft.nhs.uk – Telephone: 07768558272.
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