Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist: Care of Older Adults
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Are you an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist looking for your next leadership opportunity?
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Care of Older Adults Team.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician passionate about supporting older adults to maximise their independence and achieve meaningful outcomes. As a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you will provide expert occupational therapy assessment and intervention, clinical leadership, service development, and staff supervision.
Key Responsibilities
As the Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you will lead the delivery of specialist occupational therapy services within Care of Older Adults, managing a complex caseload and supporting timely assessment, treatment planning, and discharge pathways.
- Provide expert occupational therapy assessment and intervention
- Offer clinical leadership
- Develop services
- Supervise staff
You will join a dedicated team committed to delivering high-quality care and improving the lives of older people across our communities.
Why Join Us?
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and make a meaningful difference to older adults and their families, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a compassionate, skilled, and innovative Occupational Therapist who thrives in a fast-paced acute hospital environment and is committed to improving outcomes for older adults.
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What We Expect
As a senior Occupational Therapist, you will be expected to set and maintain high professional and clinical standards across the team by leading through example, promoting evidence-based practice, and fostering a culture of accountability, learning, and continuous improvement. You will ensure that patient-centred care remains at the heart of service delivery, supporting staff to achieve clinical excellence through regular supervision, appraisal, coaching, and professional development.
- Lead and contribute to service audits, quality improvement initiatives, and outcome evaluation
- Use data and patient feedback to identify opportunities for innovation
- Improve pathways and demonstrate the impact of occupational therapy interventions on patient outcomes
- Act as a strong advocate for the Occupational Therapy profession
- Promote its value within multidisciplinary teams
- Support workforce development
- Facilitate student education and leadership opportunities
- Contribute to local and Trust-wide initiatives that raise the profile of occupational therapy and showcase its vital role in delivering high-quality care for older adults
Additional Information
Please refer to the Applicant Guide via the link below for key information:
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About Us
Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement.
We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team, And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Emma Tilley
- Job Title: Head of Adult Occupational Therapy
- Email Address: emma.tilley1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07788566176
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