University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapy Team Lead – General Medicine
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 to join our dynamic, friendly and forward-thinking General Medicine OT Team at St. Richard's Hospital Chichester. This is a 12-month fixed-term or secondment opportunity to cover a maternity leave, and would be ideal for an experienced B6 to gain experience in a senior role or an existing B7 wanting to experience new areas of practice.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well-motivated Occupational Therapist who is proactive, flexible and demonstrates excellent communication, clinical and organizational skills required to lead and manage in a fast-paced environment.
We Offer
- A supportive working environment with regular supervision and CPD opportunities.
- Various opportunities for learning and developing clinical and managerial skills.
- Involvement and leadership with Service Development projects.
Role
Our General Medicine OTs play a pivotal role in supporting patient flow and are valued as highly respected members of the multidisciplinary team.
To look at how we work as a team please take a look at these links:
Before applying, employees must discuss the opportunity with their current line manager to confirm whether they may be released from their substantive role if successful. Release to undertake a secondment is not an automatic entitlement and must be agreed by all relevant parties: the employee, their current line manager, and the recruiting line manager.
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Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Occupational Therapy General Medicine team in conjunction with the Professional Lead. This will include specialist occupational therapists, junior occupational therapists, assistants, and students working in the occupational therapy service.
- To use expert Occupational Therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Occupational Therapy team and other multidisciplinary team members, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
- To contribute to the delivery, evaluation, and review of the Medical/surgical Occupational Therapy service.
- To be responsible for defined projects in agreement with the Head of Occupational Therapy, Therapies Site Lead, and Professional Lead.
- To professionally represent the Occupational Therapy Service as a whole, to include deputising for the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead in liaison with other Team Leads in their absence.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
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We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including, where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate Information Pack
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Katharine Carlisle
- Job Title: Occupational Therapy Operational Manager
- Email Address: katharine.carlisle@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 01243 831521
If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit, please contact me on 01243 831521 or katharine.carlisle@nhs.net
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