Location: Chertsey
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working included)
The role:
* To be jointly responsible for the day-to-day operational management of physiotherapy and occupational therapy over 5 medical wards including the therapy led Medically Fit for discharge ward.
* Act as a specialist occupational therapist and ensure high standards of practice on the medical wards, including the short stay units and MFFD ward.
* To provide skilled team leadership in planning and delivering the high standards of occupational therapy assessment, management, treatment, and advice to patients on the medical wards on a daily basis.
* To line manage the Medical Therapy team occupational therapists consisting of band 6 x2, band 5 x1, band 4 x 3 staff. (Please note that as of March 2024 the medical team is undergoing some restructure and we are looking to create an additional band 5 OT post that will be included in the above numbers.)
Essential:
1. Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy leading to inclusion on HCPC register
2. Evidence of ongoing development
3. Practice educators course
4. Minimum of 5 years experience including at band 6 level in the NHS on acute medical wards
5. Experience of leading a team
6. Significant experience in discharge planning in the NHS
7. Providing teaching to staff, patients, peers and ca...