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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Surgery

The closing date is 27 July 2025

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Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced occupational therapist, ready to lead innovation? A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic clinical lead occupational therapist working in the acute surgical setting across York and Scarborough trust. The successful post will be primarily based at York but you will be required to travel to Scarborough.You will work closely with occupational therapists and multi-professional colleagues across the Trust and to ensure high quality care is provided for all patients in the service. You will also have the opportunity to influence change in service delivery, work effectively in local and regional teams and lead improvement and innovation across occupational therapy pathways within the surgical setting.This an excellent opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge within surgical services, alongside expanding your skills across each of the Four Pillars of Practice. This role has a strong component of leading clinical transformation and improvement projects across clinical areas within the service. There will be opportunities to engage in research, present your work and educate in the areas of your clinical expertise. You will also be expected to support the learning and development of other occupational therapists and multi-professional colleagues through training, supervision and reflective practice.We strongly encourage you to contact us to learn more about this opportunity.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide visible clinical leadership for occupational therapy across clinical service, within surgical specialities, which includes autonomously managing a complex caseload, evaluation of quality and service performance and creating a culture of learning and development.
  • To use evidenced based highly specialist skills to manage a complex caseload, which includes the specialities of vascular, urology, general surgery, head and neck, ICU step downs.
  • Provide training/support to staff, patients and their carers.You need to be resilient and able to manage and prioritise your caseload whilst supporting the work and development of the team.
  • The department is well established in facilitating the training of Occupational therapy students and staff are involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other health care professionals across the Trust.
  • You will be part of a supportive senior surgical therapy leadership team, including other clinical leads in physiotherapy , team manager, as well as senior operational manager and occupational therapy professional lead.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Please note: The post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

  • A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager.

  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-7317661-LOT-SY

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: recruitment@york.nhs.uk.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
  • Evidence of relevant specialist CPD activities
  • Evidence of significant highly specialist post graduate training within designated area

Desirable

  • Masters Qualification (Level 7) relevant to specialist area of practice (may include research and evidence-based practice)

Experience & Knowledge Required

Essential

  • Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
  • Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
  • Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area

Desirable

  • Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
  • Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Evidence of enhanced communication skills; both written and verbal and the ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to specialit
  • Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
  • Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
  • Evidence of ability to lead engagement activities with others and understand the importance of good communication when implementing change
Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
  • Evidence of relevant specialist CPD activities
  • Evidence of significant highly specialist post graduate training within designated area

Desirable

  • Masters Qualification (Level 7) relevant to specialist area of practice (may include research and evidence-based practice)

Experience & Knowledge Required

Essential

  • Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
  • Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
  • Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area

Desirable

  • Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
  • Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Evidence of enhanced communication skills; both written and verbal and the ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to specialit
  • Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
  • Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
  • Evidence of ability to lead engagement activities with others and understand the importance of good communication when implementing change

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

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

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

AHP Senior Manager

Sally Ann Richardson

sallyann.richardson5@nhs.net

01904724345

Details

Date posted

14 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

419-7317661-LOT-SY

Job locations

York Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE


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