Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Professional Head of Occupational Therapy

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Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide expert advice and consultation on occupational therapy and its application to patient care, care pathways, 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 of professional governance for occupational therapists to ensure they practise safely and effectively, 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.

About us

You will be joining a peer group of head health professionals who both lead their respective professions and advise and influence 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.

Details

Date posted

11 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

190-8526-DIR

Job locations

Cross Site

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Job description

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.

Job description

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

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Level 7 (Master's) qualification in a specialist OT field.

Experience

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • 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

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • Successful completion of a recognised healthcare leadership or management programme at Level 7
  • Training in Service or Quality Improvement Methods relevant to healthcare.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • Level 7 (Master's) qualification in a specialist OT field.

Experience

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • 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

Essential

  • 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.

Desirable

  • 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.

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross Site

Sheffield

S10 2JF


Employer's website

https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Director: Therapeutics & Palliative Care

Professor Mark Cobb

mark.cobb1@nhs.net

01142713327

Details

Date posted

11 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

190-8526-DIR

Job locations

Cross Site

Sheffield

S10 2JF


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