Job summary
Occupational Therapist Band 7 Team Lead (Medicine) - Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT)
Permanent (37.5 hr/wk)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled, motivated Band 7 OT to join the Acute Medical Team at LUHFT.
You will be based in our brand new Royal Liverpool Hospital and will be responsible for leading a team within Medicine - specialties include Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Clinical Pharmacology, Nephrology, Diabetes and Palliative Care. You should have a strong clinical background, knowledge and skills acquired across a variety of settings. Experience in medical settings is essential.
The role is patient and non-patient facing and you should have excellent organisational, planning and time management skills. You will be part of a high functioning MDT, which includes a supportive team of Band 7 staff, providing specialist clinical contribution to the patient journey with high level assessment and treatment planning for complex medical patients.
You must have strong leadership, people management and supervision skills. You will be required to demonstrate a commitment to service development, audit and research.
We are committed to staff development; you will have access to peer support and supervision from the Therapy Management Team and other Band 7 peers across the Trust. You will be supported to attend courses and training including leadership development.
Main duties of the job
You will have a key role in high level clinical assessment, treatment planning, reasoning, risk identification and problem solving to enable patients to optimise functional independence, avoid admission ore reduce length of stay and to support patient discharge at the earliest safe opportunity and to minimise the risk of re-admission.
To manage, train, appraise and supervise Band 6 Occupational Therapist, Band 5 Occupational Therapists, Students, Therapy Assistants, Work Experience and Healthcare Cadets under the guidance of Therapy Managers and Clinical Specialists
The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work as an effective member of the wider team as well as with other external agencies.
Staff are required to work flexibly, to support 7 day services and shift patterns over an extended working day.
Part time and job shares may be considered.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to detailed Job Description attached
Clinical:
To undertake assessment of patients including those with diverse andcomplex presentations/multiple pathologies using advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to clinically diagnoseImplement evidence based treatment plans with regards to physical,cognitive, perceptual, psychological and social functioning
Deliver and evaluate treatment programmes according to health care needsusing a comprehensive range of treatment options.To advise, assist and educate Band 6, Band 5 and Student OccupationalMay 2021Therapists on the management of clinically complex patients
To take part in board rounds and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings
To carry out home assessments within the patients usual place of residence.Liaising with family, carers, multidisciplinary team to plan community support including equipment needed for discharge, packages of care and community therapy follow-up
To liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, regarding social care and housing
Management/leadership:
To be responsible for the supervision of Band 6, Band 5, Students andAssistants within own team.To provide the Clinical Specialist/Managers with relevant information for theplanning and development of the unit.To ensure where necessary the provision of staff cover within own clinicalteam in times of annual leave/sickness etc.To assist the Managers in achieving the departmental objectives andpromoting an open style of management.To participate in the professional development programme of the therapyDepartment.Co-ordinate the effective day to day running of own team and ensure effectivedissemination of information.To participate in the recruitment and selection of therapy staff under theguidance of Therapy Manager.
To comply with the Health & Safety Policies of the Trust including attendanceat Mandatory Training as specified by the Trust.To comply with and contribute to the development of departmentalprocedures and guidelines.To ensure that all accidents, incidents and hazards are dealt with effectivelyand reported accordingly to Trust requirements.To comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy standards andrules of professional conduct.To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patienttreatment records in line with Trust and Departmental Standards of Practice.To develop and undertake Clinical Audit
This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to detailed Job Description attached
Clinical:
To undertake assessment of patients including those with diverse andcomplex presentations/multiple pathologies using advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to clinically diagnoseImplement evidence based treatment plans with regards to physical,cognitive, perceptual, psychological and social functioning
Deliver and evaluate treatment programmes according to health care needsusing a comprehensive range of treatment options.To advise, assist and educate Band 6, Band 5 and Student OccupationalMay 2021Therapists on the management of clinically complex patients
To take part in board rounds and weekly multidisciplinary team meetings
To carry out home assessments within the patients usual place of residence.Liaising with family, carers, multidisciplinary team to plan community support including equipment needed for discharge, packages of care and community therapy follow-up
To liaise with statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, regarding social care and housing
Management/leadership:
To be responsible for the supervision of Band 6, Band 5, Students andAssistants within own team.To provide the Clinical Specialist/Managers with relevant information for theplanning and development of the unit.To ensure where necessary the provision of staff cover within own clinicalteam in times of annual leave/sickness etc.To assist the Managers in achieving the departmental objectives andpromoting an open style of management.To participate in the professional development programme of the therapyDepartment.Co-ordinate the effective day to day running of own team and ensure effectivedissemination of information.To participate in the recruitment and selection of therapy staff under theguidance of Therapy Manager.
To comply with the Health & Safety Policies of the Trust including attendanceat Mandatory Training as specified by the Trust.To comply with and contribute to the development of departmentalprocedures and guidelines.To ensure that all accidents, incidents and hazards are dealt with effectivelyand reported accordingly to Trust requirements.To comply with the Royal College of Occupational Therapy standards andrules of professional conduct.To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive patienttreatment records in line with Trust and Departmental Standards of Practice.To develop and undertake Clinical Audit
This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or Diploma in OT
- HCPC Registration
- Specialist post-registration qualification
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience
- Active experience in audit
- Supervision of staff and students
- Teaching of junior staff
- Experience of working with other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Good time management
- Ability to implement change
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Desirable
- Leadership course attendance e.g. LEO
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or Diploma in OT
- HCPC Registration
- Specialist post-registration qualification
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience
- Active experience in audit
- Supervision of staff and students
- Teaching of junior staff
- Experience of working with other agencies
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Good time management
- Ability to implement change
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Desirable
- Leadership course attendance e.g. LEO
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.
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.
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).
