Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Exciting opportunity to lead Occupational Therapy in Medical, Surgical and Respiratory teams with Ealing Hospital.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with strong clinical and leadership skills to continue to develop and deliver our service within a busy acute environment.

The applicant will need considerable experience within the medical field as well as experience of managing other staff and students. Strong interpersonal skills will be required as well as the ability to lead a team and the drive and enthusiasm to develop the service.

Developmental opportunities may be considered.

Main duties of the job

• Provide sensitive and specialised clinical advice to patients and their carers re assessments, treatments and care plans
• To be the lead clinician within the MDT responsible for discharge planning of patients with complex, sensory, physical and cognitive needs
• Promote awareness of the OT role within the MDT, negotiating priorities as appropriate
• Take a lead in facilitating training events and formally presenting information to other OT, PT and MDT staff and students
• Supporting the team lead with day to day team management and supervising junior staff

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.