An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Medical Unit (AMU) and Older Person Short Stay Unit (OPSSU) as a Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist. You will work alongside an established team of Band 7 therapists, helping to lead and further develop a dynamic service within a fast‑paced acute environment.
Responsibilities
* Manage a varied caseload, support rapid assessment and discharge planning, and contribute to multidisciplinary care across the acute pathway.
* Lead a team of Band 5 and Band 6 therapists and a therapy technician, ensuring high‑quality, patient‑centred care.
* Play a key role in service development, leading on audit, research and cross‑site collaboration, and representing the therapy service at internal and external meetings.
* Provide specialist training to colleagues, supervise junior staff and support therapy students, while maintaining advanced clinical expertise through ongoing CPD.
* Participate in the weekend service (one in five weekends, with rostered days off in lieu).
* Act as deputy for the Principle Therapist in their absence.
* Work collaboratively with patients, carers, colleagues in health and social services to ensure effective service planning, policy and delivery of services to the specific patient group.
* Represent the department at relevant meetings both in and outside the Trust.
* Contribute to departmental meetings, lead complex audit and regularly undertake research activities in the specialist area.
* Establish cross‑site links and flexible working practices, and plan and deliver highly specialist training to therapists, professionals and patient/carers on sensory, perceptual, physical and functional skills.
Wide Practice
They will provide assessment and treatment for patients with a wide range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within inpatient and community settings.
Weekend Working
Required to participate in the weekend working rota (one in five weekends; days are rostered off in the week following weekend working).
About the Trust
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We Run Major Acute Services At
* Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top‑rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK
* St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
* Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
* Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Kerrie Bromley
Job title: Clinical Therapy Lead
Email address: kerrie.bromley@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07929797000
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