Sirona care & health CIC

ILT Occupational Therapist Lead - Weston, Worle & Villages

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Job summary

Are you an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist looking to further develop clinical, leadership and operational skills in the Community?

Are you looking for an innovative role in a multidisciplinary team? Would you enjoy working in the picturesque countryside of North Somerset whilst being on the doorstep of vibrant Bristol?

Rehabilitation services in North Somerset are changing as we move to an innovative locality model with an emphasis on prevention, rapid acute management and long-term self-management, enabling patients to live better lives in their home environment.

We are looking for a dynamic Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist who will provide strong, credible clinical leadership of the Integrated Network team. The role will have a clinical focus, ensuring the provision of high-quality clinical care, effectiveness and efficiency.

As a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, you will work with other AHP Clinical leads within North Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire to develop a standardized approach to therapy provision across the region and maintain a strong multi-professional ethos of professional respect, understanding in line with Sironas vision and values.

This role is a fixed term 28 hours per week contract until end of September 2024 and would be a great secondment opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wants the opportunity to step up and develop their clinical, leadership and operational skills further.

Main duties of the job

Within this role you will have responsibility for delivering quality, evidenced based therapy to our service users, oversee the clinical competence and development of therapy staff, students and apprentices and carry a small complex clinical caseload for those requiring a high level of expertise and experience.

You will work closely with operational leads, nurses, ACPs and our partner organisations to ensure patient flow and the consistent delivery of safe and effective care.

The purpose of this role is to provide strong, visible and credible senior clinical Occupational Therapy leadership and direction to the Occupational Therapists within the Integrated Network Teams in the Locality in the planning, provision, development and improvement of a range of clinical services. The role will have a clinical focus, ensuring the provision of high-quality clinical care, ensuring clinical effectiveness and efficiency.

You will provide clinical supervision of the INT Occupational Therapy staff and review the clinical supervision structure and processes. This will also include responsibility for supporting the rehabilitation of service users, carrying a small complex clinical caseload for those requiring a high level of expertise and experience. As the post holder you will work closely with the other clinical and managerial leads to ensure consistent delivery of safe and effective care and maintain a strong multi-professional ethos of professional respect.

About us

We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist health care services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, its about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care that we would expect for ourselves and our families.

At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, service users and communities. We therefore welcome applications from all those who feel they have the skills and attributes we are seeking.

Benefits:

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and an NHS pension scheme plus much more! Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for more details.

Additional Information:

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Date posted

30 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9083-23-0564

Job locations

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street

Worle

Weston-super-mare

Avon

BS22 6HB

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. Please read in full before applying for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. Please read in full before applying for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration HCPC registration Occupational Therapy
Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
Demonstrate high level analytical and complex decision making skills

Desirable

Masters level clinical qualification.
Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications.
Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.

Experience

Essential

Ability to reflect and change practice and/or approach when necessary, and ability to demonstrate innovative practice.
Ability to prioritise caseload, whilst delegating appropriately, whilst working under pressure and against tight deadlines.
Ability to collect and present complex information at meetings and seminars.
Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels with all stakeholders and ability to negotiate, influence and effectively motivate others.
Experience of managing people and effective clinical supervision of junior staff and students.
Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to improve care including challenging service delivery and provision.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration HCPC registration Occupational Therapy
Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
Demonstrate high level analytical and complex decision making skills

Desirable

Masters level clinical qualification.
Coaching / Teaching and Assessing qualification / experience.
Knowledge of local, national, strategic and operational policy developments and an awareness of their implications.
Understanding of the primary care, secondary care and provider interface.
Knowledge of legal issues relating to the care of people such as Data Protection Act, Adult Protection procedures and the Mental Capacity Act.

Experience

Essential

Ability to reflect and change practice and/or approach when necessary, and ability to demonstrate innovative practice.
Ability to prioritise caseload, whilst delegating appropriately, whilst working under pressure and against tight deadlines.
Ability to collect and present complex information at meetings and seminars.
Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels with all stakeholders and ability to negotiate, influence and effectively motivate others.
Experience of managing people and effective clinical supervision of junior staff and students.
Experience of working across organisational and professional boundaries to improve care including challenging service delivery and provision.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street

Worle

Weston-super-mare

Avon

BS22 6HB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Worle Health Centre

125 High Street

Worle

Weston-super-mare

Avon

BS22 6HB

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)