Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our leadership team in occupational therapy and secure services on a permanent basis.

The post holder is expected to clinically and professionally lead Occupational Therapy staff across our secure services within Roseberry Park Hospital.

You will be joining an enthusiastic and motivated network who are professional, supportive and approachable.

This is a great development opportunity for a senior occupational therapist who would like to expand their experience, responsibility levels and broaden their knowledge further in a leadership role. Experience of leadership would beneficial though not essential. The occupational therapy service is undergoing new ways of working, therefore experience in supporting change would be valuable in this role.Line management responsibilities are expected within this role.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership and professional management for Occupational Therapy in the designated service area.

To have responsibility for ensuring that the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of service users and their carers are maintained at all times and that care is delivered in accordance with evidence based practice and a client-centred approach by all members of the Occupational Therapy Service in the designated area.Professionally accountable for own occupational therapy caseload working within secure inpatient setting. Service users have a variety of complex needs to enable them to maintain, restore or create a balance between their abilities and the demands of their occupation and environment in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.

To have responsibility for implementing, monitoring and auditing systems to ensure effective and timely appraisal, clinical supervision and training for all occupational therapy staff within designated service area.To lead clinical audit, development of professional practice, quality improvement and service development in own service area, including maximising the rehabilitation potential of all service users.

Provides specialist advice to occupational therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider Trust through case discussion, formal consultation, clinical supervision and education.

About us

The occupational therapy department is a highly regarded team within the service and there are excellent resources and training opportunities available to support the delivery of occupational therapy and our service users recovery. The clinical lead role is crucial within the service and the post holder will receive support, supervision and training to enhance their existing skills as identified.

The Secure Inpatient Service provides a specialist service for adults with a mental health disorder, learning disability or autism who exhibit behaviours of concern to others and to themselves. The service provides individualised, comprehensive packages of care within Medium and Low Secure inpatient settings and has links to High Secure services and prisons.

Date posted

21 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-FMH-195-22-A

Job locations

Roseberry Park

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3AF


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Additional contact details

Alison Bullock, Professional Head of Occupational Therapy

a.bullock@nhs.net

07771978453

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Additional contact details

Alison Bullock, Professional Head of Occupational Therapy

a.bullock@nhs.net

07771978453

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Registration with HCPC
  • Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
  • Trust QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
  • Masters in Occupational Therapy or related subject (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)

Desirable

  • Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial clinical experience in own service area
  • Experience of leading quality improvement activities
  • Participation in service development
  • Experience of leading clinical governance activities including clinical audit
  • Substantial experience in clinical supervision of staff
  • Substantial experience in design and delivery of training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist clinical knowledge in own service area
  • Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
  • Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and their application in practice.
  • Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
  • Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
  • Safeguarding and its application in practice.

Desirable

  • Business planning process
  • HR Policies and Procedures
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Registration with HCPC
  • Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
  • Trust QIS (Quality Improvement System) for Leaders (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)
  • Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
  • Masters in Occupational Therapy or related subject (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale)

Desirable

  • Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial clinical experience in own service area
  • Experience of leading quality improvement activities
  • Participation in service development
  • Experience of leading clinical governance activities including clinical audit
  • Substantial experience in clinical supervision of staff
  • Substantial experience in design and delivery of training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist clinical knowledge in own service area
  • Good understanding of national strategy, guidance and key standards in own specialist area and their application in practice
  • Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and their application in practice.
  • Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
  • Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
  • Safeguarding and its application in practice.

Desirable

  • Business planning process
  • HR Policies and Procedures

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

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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

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

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseberry Park

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3AF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Roseberry Park

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3AF


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Phil Strange

philip.strange@nhs.net

07810881380

Date posted

21 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£41,659 to £47,672 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

346-FMH-195-22-A

Job locations

Roseberry Park

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3AF


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