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Professional Head of Occupational Therapy
The closing date is 20 July 2025
This is a role for a dynamic forward-thinking occupational therapist with substantial leadership experience who is a passionate advocate for their profession, driven by maximising the positive impact of occupational therapy on patient outcomes, and capable of strategic leadership across a large acute and community NHS Trust. The post is available for a minimum of 0.8wte (30 hours per week) up to whole-time (37.5 hours per week).
Main duties of the job
* Provide expert advice and consultation on occupational therapy and its application to patient care, care pathways and processes, and the policies and strategic aims of the Trust.
* Lead Trust-wide initiatives to implement innovative and evolving areas of occupational therapy practice that benefit patient outcomes and improve patient pathways.
* Be a powerful advocate and role model for occupational therapists and formulate an inspiring and ambitious strategic vision for occupational therapy in the Trust.
* Ensure that there are effective structures and processes for the professional governance of occupational therapists and provide advice on serious incidents and risks relating to occupational therapy.
* Promote a culture of learning, quality improvement and evidence-based practice in the profession, and actively support research by occupational therapists
Please note this advertisement can be appointed as either a full time or part time opportunity.
About us
You will be joining a peer group of head health professionals who both lead their respective professions and advise the Trust on strategic and operational matters.
This role is Trust-wide and hosted in the Directorate of Therapeutics and Palliative Care that provides acute and community services including many AHP-led services. The Directorate is part of the larger Combined Community and Acute Care Group that includes Geriatric and Stroke Medicine and Community Care including community nursing and therapy.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MSc in Occupational Therapy, or BSc in Occupational Therapy plus evidence of Master's level study, or be able to demonstrate the equivalent level of advanced study, learning or training.
* Current HCPC registration as an OT
* Level 7 (Master's) qualification in a specialist OT field.
Experience
* Substantial and significant experience of clinical practice and leadership at a senior level in the NHS
* Management of patients in a range of specialist clinical areas, and in acute and community settings.
* Planning and delivering successful and sizeable organisational change and service improvement.
* Working across multiple professional and organisational boundaries (e.g. health and social care).
* Involvement in clinical governance and the development of safe systems of working
* Involvement in research, audit and service evaluation projects.
* Teaching, training and clinical supervision of clinical staff and students
* Formulation of clinical policies, procedures and strategies
* Experience of formulating service plans, business cases and proposals
* Professional activity at regional or national level
* Presentations at professional conferences
* Publications in peer reviewed journals or books
Further Training
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Level 7 training or development in management and leadership skills
* Level 7 training or development of clinical skills in a specialist field of practice.
* Successful completion of a recognised healthcare leadership or management programme at Level 7
* Training in Service or Quality Improvement Methods relevant to healthcare.
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.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£62,215 to £72,293 a yearpa/pro rata for part time staff
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