Job Overview
Are you
Passionate about top class patient care in the acute setting for trauma and orthopaedic services,
Wanting to make sure care is provided with a belief that every day matters,
Somebody with experience in the acute setting and like to lead a fast passed pressured team,
Wanting to build on your current skills and knowledge and expand your leadership skills,
Wanting to lead a team able to deal with current unprecedented challenges by exploring new ways of working to improve flow and effective service provision,
Driven to change the narrative of OT within the Trust and our wider communities, to promote and develop a strong workforce now & for future generations,
Committed to making the NHS having a brighter future,
Thinking about return to practice?
Main duties of the job
To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients, strive to provide a service fit for today and the future. The post holder will lead and facilitate the Trauma Orthopaedic and Surgical OT Service with key roles in the development of a competent, knowledgeable workforce, equipping them to provide high-quality person-centred and evidenced based care.
Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff. We offer excellent training opportunities supported by an APH practice development lead and clinical flow lead.
Do you want
To lead a team whilst still keeping a clinical focus,
To extend your leadership and coaching skills,
To be challenged professionally and be asked to think outside the box,
Develop a robust, motivated, and skilled workforce within the trauma, orthopaedic and surgical team,
Enhance and develop your skills within trauma and orthopaedic OT services including spinal injuries and acute recovery/rehab,
Work closely with the clinical specialist band 7 OT in surgery as a part of the team lead role,
To be a part of the future of OT within the Trust?
We offer
Excellent advanced learning opportunities with a high level of support and supervision and appraisal from senior OT lead management.
Peer support from a large group of colleagues.
Multi-professional leadership programmes.
Flexible working agreements considerations.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post or give us a call.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Degree or Diploma in OT
HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
Fieldwork educators course
MSc
Post graduate study in the field of Orthopaedics/ Surgery
Knowledge of spinal cord injury
Post graduate study – management/leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
In-depth knowledge of evidence based practice
Knowledge of risk assessment
Post registration experience as an OT some of which must be in the acute physical sector
Clinical work as senior therapist in orthopaedics / surgery
Skills in assessing for and prescribing complex equipment
Skills in assessing and evaluating cognitive and perceptual impairment
Skills in treating patients with impairment following orthopaedic / surgical injury
Documented evidence of CPD
Demonstrate ethical reasoning and critical reflection
Desirable criteria
Splinting
Experience of research and audit
Advice and informal supervision to support staff and students
Worked in some of the following areas: - elective orthopaedics, trauma orthopaedics, general surgery, amputees, care of the older person
Leadership and first line management
Training of other staff
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
Problem solver
Good organisational skills
Ability to work singlehandedly with individuals and groups
Effective written and oral communication skills
Computer literacy
Some basic management skills
Group work skills
Ability to manage own workload and determine priorities
Demonstrate clinical leadership skills
Be able to work under pressure and to deadlines
Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Ability to manage own caseload whilst dealing with interruptions and changes of task at third party request
Desirable criteria
Presentation skills
Training and facilitation skills
Use of electronic patient record or other IT systems
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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