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Band 7 Clinical Lead Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist
Early Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD)High Peak & North Dales
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for stroke rehabilitation and leadership?Are you ready to help shape abrand newcommunity service while supporting and developing a growing multidisciplinary team?
This is an exciting opportunity to join us at the very start of theEarly Supported Stroke Discharge (ESSD)service forHigh Peak and North Dales.
About the role
We are seeking a skilled,motivatedandforward-thinkingBand 7 Occupational Therapistto play a key clinical and leadership role within our newly established ESSD team.
Alongside delivering specialist,evidence-basedstroke rehabilitation in the community, you will provideclinical leadership, supporting and deputising for theESSD Team Lead where required. You will help shape service delivery, support quality improvement, and contribute to the development of staff within the team, ensuring excellent outcomes for patients and carers.
This post aligns with the established ESSD model across Derbyshire and offers the opportunity to influence how the service develops from day one.
Main duties of the job
To lead and support delivery of the Occupational Therapy Service provided to Stroke patients in the ESSD Service, and evaluate this, using this working knowledge to help influence developments within the Community Stroke pathway To be responsible for the specialist education, training and supervision of staff treating patients with stroke in the ESSD Service, as well as the wider Stroke and Neuro Service where required. To work collaboratively with the other Clinical Specialists within the ESSD and wider Stroke and Neuro Service to help drive forward developments and evidence based practice. To hold a clinical caseload within the ESSD Service To act as a highly specialist, autonomous clinician with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and skills; providing a very high standard of effective, safe, timely evidence-based education and care for stroke patients. To work in partnership with primary, secondary care and other agencies to facilitate early discharge of patients and prevent hospital re-admission. To lead and participate in audit and research within the service (including SSNAP) To support and deputize for the ESSD Teams Lead where required.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration Evidence of relevant post graduate experience and training in stroke
Desirable
Member of relevant specialist interest group
Experience Essential
Experience of clinical leadership and supervision of staff Experience of leading and implementing service developments Significant experience as B6 level OT or above in stroke rehabilitation/stroke care Experience of MDT working
Desirable
Experience of working within a community setting
Skills Essential
Evidence of highly specialist OT skills in assessment and treatment of stroke patients (e.g. cognition, perceptual, functional etc) Ability to provide support, guidance and supervision to other staff within stroke care Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Excellent prioritisation skills of own workload as well as supporting others with their caseload prioritisation Evidence of teaching and/or coaching skills
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.
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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 Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address Chapel Health Centre
Thornbrook Road
Chapel-en-le-Frith
SK23 0RG
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)