University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Senior Occupational Therapist (Team Lead)

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time, permanent, Team Lead Occupational Therapist working with Major Trauma.

The successful applicant will work alongside an existing Band 7 Team Lead to support a team of Occupational Therapists and Assistant staff working across a number of wards.

You will be well supported by a Clinical Specialist OT as well as the Clinical Lead OT and work closely within the Trauma multi-disciplinary team. A Band 7 development programme specifically within therapies is also provided.

You will be required to support the team in managing a caseload of varying conditions requiring a multi skilled approach. An understanding of the cognitive impact to patients as well as seating and positioning skills would be beneficial.

You will work closely with Specialist Rehabilitation teams, with access to a wheelchair clinic and splint clinic for some of the more complex patients.

The successful applicant will be required to provide regular supervision to staff, complete annual appraisals and support with OT undergraduate students.

The post comes with support from our School of Nursing, AHPs and Midwifery. The school offers exciting opportunities for career growth and development, and our focus is on providing a supportive environment as part of continuing professional development. We want you to feel a sense of belonging, community, commitment and support whilst working at UHB.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside an existing team lead, to support a team of Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants working across a number of wards.

Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Autonomous practitioner with the ability to prioritise and organise own workload.

Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

An ability to cope with a range of conditions, some complex, to find solutions and decide on an appropriate course of action.

Experience of working within an Acute NHS setting is required with transferrable skills to the clinical area.

Experience of supervising staff.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Date posted

14 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1068868GB1

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc in OT/ Dip COT
HCPC registration
Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting at band 6 or above within the relevant clinical area.
Experience of team/service development.
Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, student therapists and assistants.
Good understanding of working in an acute Trust.
Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc in OT/ Dip COT
HCPC registration
Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
Significant experience of working in an acute hospital setting at band 6 or above within the relevant clinical area.
Experience of team/service development.
Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, student therapists and assistants.
Good understanding of working in an acute Trust.
Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)