About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to broaden your experience and take on a fresh challenge?
Working alongside well-established multidisciplinary teams--including AHPs, nursing, medical and adult social care colleagues --you will have the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills and gain valuable experience in service development. You will continue to deliver high-quality, person-centred Occupational Therapy to a complex, varied client group, making a meaningful difference to patient outcomes.
You will be well supported by experienced colleagues, with access to peer supervision, regular clinical supervision, and ongoing opportunities for CPD and networking supporting you to enhance your knowledge, skills, and confidence.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical expertise as part the Multi-disciplinary Team providing Occupational Therapy input into Assessment and Treatment Services.
To hold a clinical caseload and influence the Occupational Therapy service, delivery and development of the Occupational Therapy service. This includes the supervision of junior and support staff as relevant.
To lead on Occupational Therapy service developments in line with Trust priorities and timescales.
To provide leadership and clinical education for senior, junior and support staff, through supervision and day-to-day support.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive service in the specialised area. To provide clinical expertise at an advanced level in the assessment, diagnosis andmanagement of highly complex clients. To provide specialist input to strategic planning, development, audit and evaluation of clinicalservices, protocols and policies within the specialised area. To ensure service provision in the specialised area is prioritised and service delivery is madeeffectively within resource constraints. To practice within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist assessments, diagnosis andtreatment using advanced clinical reasoning skills. To manage a caseload of clients (often varied and with highly complex needs), usingevidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To provide leadership and clinical education for senior, junior and support staff, throughsupervision and day-to-day support. To plan and implement training at a uni-disciplinary and multi professional level in order toenhance services within the specialism and ensure effective clinical practice. To carry out appraisals with junior and support staff, as delegated by Line Manager. To regularly supervise undergraduate students on practice placement and participate inplacement experience of other professionals. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching topromote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holders have a valid driving licence and can meet the travel requirements of the posts.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration Essential
Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy State registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) Post Graduate training relevant to specialist area Practice placement qualification
Desirable
Practice placement qualification
Experience and knowledge Essential
Extensive post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist including substantial experience in a specialist Senior Occupational Therapist role Experience and working understanding of audit procedures. Extensive postgraduate training relevant to specialised area and/or in-depth experience Evidence of highly specialist clinical skills and knowledge Experience and working understanding of audit procedures
Desirable
Extensive post registration experience at an advanced level Extensive postgraduate training relevant to specialist area Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools Knowledge of or experience in quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
Other requirements Essential
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Desirable
Member of professional body (RCOT))
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 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 Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wansbeck General Hospital
Woodhorn Lane
Ashington
NE63 9JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)