About this role
Job summary
The Band 8a Occupational Health AHP Lead is a senior clinical and managerial role responsible for the leadership, governance and development of the Occupational Health Therapy service within the organisation.
The post holder provides day-to-day operational and strategic management of the Therapy Team, acts as the clinical lead for specialist therapy services within Occupational Health, and delivers high-quality, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including the assessment and treatment of a highly complex personal caseload across a variety of settings.
Working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and senior AHP partners, the post holder provides professional and operational supervision to the therapies team and ensures access to appropriate specialist supervision for themselves and their staff. The role contributes to the overall success of the Occupational Health, Wellbeing & Staff Psychology department by ensuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met, service outcomes are monitored, and continuous learning and development is embedded within the team, subject to available funding.
The post requires a flexible approach to working, including the ability to undertake weekend commitments when required, to meet service demands.
The post holder must have access to a car for business purposes and have a full, clean UK driver's licence.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilities
Manage and deliver a highly complex personal caseload within Occupational Health and Wellbeing (OHW), including assessment, intervention planning and monitoring of complex conditions; senior clinician for the most complex cases.
Provide highly specialist Occupational Health advice to patients/clients, carers and other health professionals, including expert input linked to clinical governance considerations.
Develop and coordinate delivery of specialist programmes of care across Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services.
Complete outreach and project-based clinical work aligned to Trust priorities (e.g. hotspot initiatives).
Apply advanced professional knowledge gained through degree-level education and postgraduate or Master's-equivalent training to specialist practice.
Leadership
Provide professional and operational leadership for the Occupational Health Therapy team.
Coordinate supervision and appraisal of senior and junior therapy staff in line with local guidelines.
Provide oversight of junior staff clinical delivery, including observation of assessments where required.
Review and reflect on own practice through professional and operational supervision.
Contribute to national-level guidance for Occupational Health and Work-focused Therapists.
About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification
Being an exemplar and educator:
Coordinate professional therapy student placement programmes and associated financial reimbursement.
Provide supervision and written assessment of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students on practice placement.
Coordinate and teach the therapy inservice training programme.
Contribute to coordination and teaching within Occupational Health departmental meetings and clinical governance programmes.
Provide training to less experienced staff, healthcare professionals or carers within the specialist area.
Contribute to induction and training of professionspecific and multidisciplinary staff.
Deliver universitylevel and national teaching activity as required (e.g. twiceyearly presentations for OT/Physiotherapy students).
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
Degree in Occupational Therapy. Practice placement qualification.
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Expert level knowledge and experience of performing functional assessments; enabling a patient to return to work. Significant experience of working in an NHS Occupational Health setting. Expert level knowledge and experience in teaching functional assessments to members of the MDT Excellent communication skills to wide range of stakeholders, including external contracts and People Directorate/HR colleagues Supervision of junior staff and students. Experience of audit and research procedures.
Desirable
Leadership and first line management experience.
Skills and Competencies Essential
Extensive skills in using OT models of practice, standardised assessments (e.g. Neurological and Cognitive Assessments - PDRR, MoCA etc), using outcome measures, ability to analyse and evaluate the application of therapies related treatment. Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues. Knowledge of Health & Social Care legislation and current practice. Application of Health & Safety Risk Management policy. Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
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 King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Denmark Hill Primary Base - but all sites covered
34 Love Walk
London
SE5 8AD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)