Professional Head of Occupational Therapy - Lambeth

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provision of professional and visible occupational therapy leadership

Advice and support to occupational therapists and other allied health professionals working in the directorate, upholding professional standards

Line management, rota planning, facilitating group and individual supervision

Development of occupational therapy policy and practice that reflects the needs of service users and their support network, implementing evidence based practice, and contributing further to the knowledge base by evaluation of practice and implementation of innovation.

Assist the Head of Nursing and Quality in supporting the quality agenda and improvement of the service user and their support networks experience

Ensuring the implementation of quality improvement to develop practice and service delivery.

The provision of strategic professional advice to the Clinical Director and Service Director, attending and contributing to the Directorate Leadership Meetings and management of the service, as required.

Lead on the development of the occupational therapy recruitment and retention initiatives within the service, and contribution to Trust wide initiatives that improve the quality of the occupational therapy workforce.

Work with the management team to ensure access to relevant education and training initiatives for occupational therapy and associated staff that support the delivery of care within the service.

Contribution to the development of the Trust wide OT/AHP strategy, and direction of local implementation, based on local service priorities, evaluating and feeding back to the Trust wide OT/AHP strategy group.

The role will be divided between the following components: strategic and professional leadership, quality and governance, direct clinical care/service development. The number of sessions allocated to each role will be determined by the Service Director and the Trust Head of Allied Health Professions.

Person Specification

Education, Training & Qualification

Essential

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
• Undertaken leadership development training
• Evidence of continued professional development relevant to role

Desirable

• Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapists and/or Special Interest Group relevant to the role
• Leadership Qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in mental health as an occupational therapist
• Extensive experience of working in a multidisciplinary clinical and/or management team
• Experience of working in a clinical or management position in mental health, Experience of line managing a team
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care, Experience of managing a budget,
• Experience of developing quality services, Experience of rostering

Desirable

• On Call experience
• Experience of investigating complaints and incidents
• Experience of setting objective measurements and developing and monitoring systems for performance management and improvement at team, pathway, directorate and Trust level

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Evidence of an extensive understanding and experience of mental health occupational therapy practice
• Intellectual strategic comprehension: ability to recognise key and underlying issues in complex situations, the immediate long term implications of decisions to make the interconnections
• Analytical ability: capacity to process detailed information rapidly
• Is prepared to challenge restrictive practices and thinking. Cultural flexibility: ability to develop an in-depth understanding of a wide range of organisational and community cultures, developing plans and strategies with all stake
• Ability to contribute fully to the work of the Directorate Leadership Team and Head Occupational Therapy Committee and deputise if required

Desirable

• Experience of directing a multi-dimensional project across a complex organisation
• Sound technical and creative skills in the use of video, social media or other mediums to promote AHP 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lambeth

234-244 Stockwell Road

London

SW9 9SP

Employer's website

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