Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Key Responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical leadership and act as a professional role model within the MDT.
• Work autonomously, ensuring accountability for personal and delegated clinical tasks.
• Develop and implement service strategies and clinical standard operating procedures.
• Build and maintain strong internal and external networks.
• Represent the team at Trust-wide and strategic meetings.
• Oversee the planning and prioritisation of patient care within the inpatient setting.
• Ensure high standards of clinical practice, developing and evaluating guidelines and procedures.
• Provide specialist clinical interventions and manage a complex caseload.
• Use outcome measures to assess treatment effectiveness.
• Actively contribute to the education and supervision of staff and students.
• Lead service development initiatives, including audits and research projects.
• Manage HR functions such as recruitment, appraisals, and absence management within the team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Occupational Therapy Degree
• HCPC Registration

Desirable criteria

• Clinical Educator / Student Educator qualification
• NHS Leadership Training
• Educated to Masters level

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant relevant B6 experience
• Leadership experience
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of audit

Desirable criteria

• Clinical experience in different settings e.g. acute/community
• Community experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Highly developed professional knowledge base, supported by educational development and different work environments.
• Knowledge of current political drivers in relation to health and social care issues
• Highly developed knowledge of general management practice, including organisational performance management, finance, human resources and equality and diversity.
• Understanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessment

Desirable criteria

• Hospital discharge policies and processes

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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