Job Summary
As a lead occupational therapist in TEWV you will provide clinical and professional leadership and management for occupational therapy in the designated service area. This will also include managing your own small highly complex occupational therapy caseload, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational intervention. You will ensure the professional standards of care are maintained in your own occupational therapy caseload and that of those you lead, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times, and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for the delivery of occupational therapy services across the designated service area.
* Provide specialist advice to occupational therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider.
* Receive complex requests for occupational therapy, triage and prioritise these, completing evidence‑based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self‑care, productivity and leisure.
* Use client‑centred approaches to co‑produce negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.
* Participate in provide clinical/professional and management supervision.
* Contribute to multidisciplinary team working.
* Lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
* Use the Trust electronic patient record system.
* Abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
* Respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.
Essential Qualifications
* Pre‑registration qualification in occupational therapy (HCPC recognised).
* Registration with HCPC.
* Evidence of post‑registration master’s level learning or equivalent experience in relevant area (e.g., level 7 courses, researcher role, quality improvement activity, strategic leadership, NICE involvement, service evaluation).
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) level 7 (SLT = 8) for international recruit.
Essential Knowledge
* Significant experience supporting people with mental health issues, learning disability or autism.
* Significant understanding of the needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities or autism.
Essential Experience
* Substantial clinical experience of complex occupational therapy delivery in relevant specialist area in collaboration with service users, families, and relevant others.
Desirable
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team (SW essential criteria).
Pay & Contract
Band 7 – Salary £47,810 to £54,710 per annum. Permanent full‑time contract. Location: Any MHSOP site across the region.
EEO Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of sex, age, disability, race/ethnicity, colour, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin or veteran status.
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