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Occupational Therapy Team Leader - Orthopaedics/surgery

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an OT with experience and an interest in orthopaedics and surgery to join the team at Wexham Park Hospital (WPH) as a band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Leader providing team leadership and helping to improve clinical expertise and pathways across site for Orthopaedic and surgical patients, including spinal patients.

This post would be suitable for current Band 7s or experienced Band 6s interested in progressing their career within orthopaedics/surgery or those experienced OTs who might be considering a return to practice.

You will play a major and specialist role to plan and provide advanced assessment, advice, evaluating treatment and clinical management for a defined caseload , for patients who have complex, acute and chronic presentations. Within the role you will also be part of the wider inpatient therapy team working closely with Occupational Therapists and Clinical Leads across our other units and the MDT.

Your role will be to contribute to the smooth running and overall service development of the team and actively participate in Continuing Professional Development, and service improvement, providing leadership through supervision, mentoring, education, and training.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Main duties of the job

To provide expert clinical support and advise, alongside the Surgical OT Clinical Specialist, to the Orthopaedic/surgical OT team, linking closely with Physio and other professions. To hold a clinical caseload, providing excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical management, including patients who have complex acute and chronic presentations, determining the functional deficits and OT treatment within the busy orthopaedic ward settings, covering surgical patients when required and supporting on other teams when appropriate.

To strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, considering and inputting into the latest evidence-based practice, developing personal leadership to support clinical and service growth and staff development. You will have a key role in the development of a competent, knowledgeable workforce, equipping them to provide high-quality person-centred care.

Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an AHP practice development lead and OT PD post holder in addition to clinical advice and support from our OT clinical flow lead.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnelworkingalongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Date posted

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year Per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-RO-HS-C

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Wexham

SL2 4HL


Job description

Job responsibilities

You must be enthusiastic and dedicated with a real interest in orthopaedics. Effective communication skills, a flexible approach, and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of an multi-disciplinary team and independently are all essential skills for this post.

If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post & get in touch.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You must be enthusiastic and dedicated with a real interest in orthopaedics. Effective communication skills, a flexible approach, and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of an multi-disciplinary team and independently are all essential skills for this post.

If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post & get in touch.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma / degree in OT recognised by Royal College of OT
  • H.C.P.C Registered OT
  • Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field

Desirable

  • Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
  • Study for a MSc

Skills

Essential

  • Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
  • Ability to work in and manage a team

Desirable

  • Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP
  • Critical Appraisal skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Teaching/lecturing skills
  • First line Management skills e.g. Conflict resolution, Recruitment & retention

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced Supervisor - staff and students
  • Working knowledge specialty anatomy and physiology
  • Expert Assessment, treatment planning and goal setting in the acute hospital setting
  • Working within Ortho/surgery in an acute hospital NHS setting
  • Support junior staff in managing their caseload

Desirable

  • Previous experience as a band 7 occupational therapist or equivalent.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma / degree in OT recognised by Royal College of OT
  • H.C.P.C Registered OT
  • Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field

Desirable

  • Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
  • Study for a MSc

Skills

Essential

  • Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
  • Ability to work in and manage a team

Desirable

  • Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP
  • Critical Appraisal skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Teaching/lecturing skills
  • First line Management skills e.g. Conflict resolution, Recruitment & retention

Experience

Essential

  • Experienced Supervisor - staff and students
  • Working knowledge specialty anatomy and physiology
  • Expert Assessment, treatment planning and goal setting in the acute hospital setting
  • Working within Ortho/surgery in an acute hospital NHS setting
  • Support junior staff in managing their caseload

Desirable

  • Previous experience as a band 7 occupational therapist or equivalent.

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Wexham

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Wexham

SL2 4HL


Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Occupational Therapist

Sheryll Anton

sheryll.anton@nhs.net

03006153522

Date posted

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£48,270 to £54,931 a year Per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-RO-HS-C

Job locations

Wexham Park Hospital

Wexham Street

Wexham

SL2 4HL


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