Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Team Lead Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge in delivering real Occupational Therapy, more than discharge planning?

If so, read on. We have an incredible opportunity for a Team Lead Occupational Therapist to join us. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who wants to help our department drive forwards our exciting innovations and ambition to lead the way in cardiothoracic care.

At the Royal Papworth Hospital, we put patients at the centre of our practice by utilising the rare opportunity of our professions expertise and dual-training in physical and mental health. We encourage creativity, so you will have the chance to use a wide range of interventions to support recovery and well-being.

The post holder will provide clinical skills and compassionate leadership to the Occupational Therapy team within transplantation and cardio-thoracic surgery, whilst developing the departments research portfolio.

Candidates should:

Have a BSc, MSc or Grad Dip in Occupational Therapy, be HCPC registered with highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.

Be able to provide a comprehensive occupational therapy service to patients with a wide range of cardio-respiratory conditions in all settings.

Be able to manage a small team of rotational staff and lead on service improvement projects.

Main duties of the job

Become part of our supportive and innovative team covering inpatient services, including bank holiday and Saturday working.

We will provide you with:

- Support and teaching across all rotational areas, including regular in-service training sessions.

- Regular one to ones, appraisals and competency support.

- In-house courses and access to external courses and conferences.

- Involvement with expert multi-disciplinary teams.

Opportunity to participate and lead service development projects and audits.

-Participation in research.

- Support and guidance for you to mentor students and junior staff.

Come and join our ambitious and growing occupational therapy department in our world-renowned hospital, where you will feel like part of a family!

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.

We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future.

Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.

The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence and collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles and interactions.

Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Date posted

15 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

C9175-2324-2-PS3922

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Occupational Therapy / Grad.Dp.Occupational Therapy MSc / MCSP
HCPC Registration

Values and Behaviours

Essential

Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable Band 6 Occupational Therapy experience within a cardiothoracic setting to include working cardiothoracic surgery and rehabilitation and evidence of significant experience in Occupational Therapy management of cardio respiratory conditions.
Demonstrable experience of leading / supervising a team, to include experience of staff recruitment/dealing with performance issues.
Experience in practical and theoretical student training.
Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload and delegate effectively to others.
Ability to problem solve and make decisions.
Be proficient in the use of Microsoft products word, excel and power point.

Desirable

Experience and involvement in service development, audit and research.
Evidence of on-going professional development and relevant post graduate cardio respiratory education demonstrated by a portfolio.
Completion of leadership training/course
Teaching and presentation skills.

Other

Essential

Flexible approach to working hours and practices to meet the needs of the service.
Ability to undertake manual handling tasks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc Occupational Therapy / Grad.Dp.Occupational Therapy MSc / MCSP
HCPC Registration

Values and Behaviours

Essential

Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable Band 6 Occupational Therapy experience within a cardiothoracic setting to include working cardiothoracic surgery and rehabilitation and evidence of significant experience in Occupational Therapy management of cardio respiratory conditions.
Demonstrable experience of leading / supervising a team, to include experience of staff recruitment/dealing with performance issues.
Experience in practical and theoretical student training.
Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload and delegate effectively to others.
Ability to problem solve and make decisions.
Be proficient in the use of Microsoft products word, excel and power point.

Desirable

Experience and involvement in service development, audit and research.
Evidence of on-going professional development and relevant post graduate cardio respiratory education demonstrated by a portfolio.
Completion of leadership training/course
Teaching and presentation skills.

Other

Essential

Flexible approach to working hours and practices to meet the needs of the service.
Ability to undertake manual handling tasks.

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.

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

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

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)