Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

Job summary

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: o Cornwall Foundation Trust o Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust o Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7 Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Stroke Service at Bodmin Hospital.

This senior role provides professional and clinical leadership for the Stroke Unit Therapy team. The post holder will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of stroke therapy staff, ensuring high standards of assessment, treatment and patient-centred care across the service.

This role will include working across a seven-day service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of Stroke Unit Therapy staff.

The post holder will work with senior management team to develop and deliver safe and effective services inaccordance with national targets, national and local standards, service priorities and performance indicators,ensuring the provision of evidence-based therapy assessments and interventions for stroke service users andtheir families/carers.

The post-holder will be a member of the Trust-wide AHP professional leadership structure, coordinatingundergraduate and post-qualification learning, development and CPD for therapy in the service line andrepresenting stroke therapy at relevant operational and corporate meetings.

The post holder will maintain their clinical skills through the provision of direct face-to-face complex clinicalwork.

Maintaining a highly complex caseload and using highly developed specialist knowledge and skills to ensure ahigh standard of professional assessment, treatment and care of patients.

This role will include working across a seven-day service.

This is not intended to be an exhaustive description of the role and will be subject to review at annualappraisal

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.