Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Orthopaedics
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About the Role
We are on a mission to improve the responsiveness and proactivity of our therapy services at the RUH. We are looking for someone who is passionate about acute Occupational Therapy in the orthopaedic setting to help us improve key aspects of our hip fracture and elective orthopaedic service.
As well as service improvement, this role includes leading a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists as well as contributing to the wider function of the Adult Therapies Department.
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership and Team Management: Demonstrate leadership experience at band 6 or equivalent. Supervise band 6 and band 5 Occupational Therapists as well as Physiotherapists.
- Clinical Expertise: Nurture and develop clinical expertise with specialty training as required.
- Service Improvement: Strive to improve the patient experience and ensure the safety and well-being of staff through service improvement projects.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills are required. Ability to work autonomously at a high level and provide highly specialist input within the team.
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Working Hours
- Flexible Schedule: Working hours are spread from Monday-Sunday, as part of the commitment to our 7-day service, enabling a varied and flexible working week.
Benefits and Development
- Training Opportunities: Ongoing training opportunities both in-house and externally.
- Supportive Environment: We value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
- Staff Wellbeing: We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial wellbeing.
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About Us
- Inclusive Environment: We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
- Culture of Learning: A culture of learning, developing, and innovating runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Natalie Ma
- Job Title: Deputy Head of Therapies - Inpatients
- Email Address: n.marroney@nhs.net
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