Occupational Therapy Team Leader - Trauma and Orthopaedics

Job summary

Band 7 Occupational Therapists - Trauma and Orthopaedic Team Leader, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

The Therapy Department at UHCW NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for highly skilled, motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to lead our Trauma and Orthopaedic therapy team.

The post holder will work clinically within the busy acute Trauma and Orthopaedic wards, providing highly specialist advice, assessments and treatments to a wide variety of patients. You will work across the major trauma enhanced care unit, elective and trauma wards and day surgery unit.

The post holder will have joint responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Trauma and Orthopaedic team along with a Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist. You will manage a team of Band 6 and Band 5 Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, both rotational and static, as well as Therapy Technicians. There is a very close working relationship across the many teams within both the hospital and the community. Successful applicants will need to provide evidence of team leadership skills and MDT working.

The Therapy service at UHCW NHS Trust is an expanding, forward thinking and highly regarded service and this post offers excellent personal and professional development opportunities within an established, supportive team. There are strong links with the major trauma team within the hospital.

Main duties of the job

To plan, co-ordinate, deliver, evaluate and manage a high quality therapy service to the trauma and orthopaedic in patients at the UHCW on a day to day basis. To ensure the service is efficient and evidenced based. To provide a source of highly expert specialised knowledge in Trauma and Orthopaedics.

1. Provide a highly specialist, high standard Occupational therapist service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.
2. Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area.
3. Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co-ordination and evaluation of the trauma and orthopaedic pathways (therapy and trust pathways)
4. Provide a source of expert clinical opinion within the field of trauma and orthopaedics for therapy staff and other health care professionals both internal and external to the Trust.
5. Provide knowledge and expertise on the Occupational Therapy assessment and management of orthopaedic in patients.

The Job plan will comprise up to 70% clinical care and 30% supporting, professional and service activities.

The Trauma and orthopaedic team operates a seven day working pattern.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.