Band 8A Principal Occupational Therapy AMU

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join the established leadership team in the department of medicine for older people (DMOP) & Acute Medical Unit (AMU). The post holder will have significant knowledge and skills within these areas gained through a broad range of experiences, and will be able to provide leadership and clinical expertise. The post holder will predominantly be based in the AMU teams across both sites; Northwick Park Hospital and Ealing Hospital, and will need to ensure that all teams are efficiently managed and that the department is effectively contributing towards both internal and external objectives alongside national measures.

Working under the direction of the Therapy leads for DMOP & AMU, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that an effective and evidence based service is delivered to those under our care. The post-holder will autonomously assess and treat their own specialist caseload of patients. They will liaise with departmental leads to ensure collaborative working in all areas both within the defined teams and across service boundaries.

The post holder will lead multidisciplinary team projects, co-coordinating discipline specific complex audit and research projects. The post holder will also be required to work with other senior clinicians to ensure that the service is adequately coordinated to meet the needs of the organisation & local health economy.

Main duties of the job

Establish highly effective and efficient communication networks with patients, carers and other health workers and internal/external agencies throughout the various departments within the hospital and local community

The post holder will work independently and organise his/ her own work/caseload and be accountable for own professional actions

To undertake comprehensive, highly specialized assessment and re-assessment of patients, using advanced specialist clinical reasoning skills, investigative and assessment techniques.

To be the lead clinician within the MDT responsible for discharge planning of Patient's with complex needs, ensuring safe discharge back into the community and referrals onto appropriate community services

To provide opportunity in supervision sessions for the use of critical thinking, reflect on an analysis of case management and personal development

To be responsible for the monitoring of staff sickness, leave and working hours and weekend rosters in line with departmental guidelines and Trust policy

Participate in the operational planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within area of practice, leading on delegated projects within the therapy team and area of work

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.