Job Title: Lead Occupational Therapist
Location: Newbridge, Birmingham
Type: Permanent
Salary: £34,124 - £42,655 per annum
Job Summary
Sanctuary Personnel are seeking a dynamic Lead Occupational Therapist to join our client's therapy team. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the Occupational Therapy team to ensure the effective delivery of our Occupational Therapy programme and individual patient and family support.
Our Client's Mission:
Our aim is to help people feel better and recover faster. We bring together world-class experts dedicated to providing the best treatment and outcomes for every patient in our care. Safety and quality are our highest priorities, and we continuously strive for improvement.
Our Client's Purpose:
We provide individualised specialist care to each patient, helping them recover and return to normal life as soon as possible. We tailor our treatments and care pathways based on patient needs and outcomes.
Our Client's Objectives:
- Treat every patient as a partner in their care.
- Collect and analyse patient outcome data for continuous improvement.
- Innovate and develop services to achieve the best outcomes.
- Work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Create a supportive working environment for our colleagues.
Our Client's Values:
- Caring: Provide compassionate care to every patient.
- Accountable: Exceed national standards and regulatory expectations.
- Collaborative: Work together as one team.
- Courageous: Constantly improve and innovate.
- Determined: Meet and exceed expectations.
Key Accountabilities
Clinical:
- Ensure thorough understanding and implementation of the Occupational Therapy Pathway
- Conduct and supervise a range of occupational therapy assessments, interventions, and group work sessions.
- Collaborate with patients to identify occupational therapy goals as part of their care plan.
- Plan and execute individual and group interventions in collaboration with patients, utilising graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Monitor and evaluate treatment progress to ensure effectiveness.
- Maintain up-to-date electronic records and activity data in accordance with professional and policies.
- Adhere to professional codes of ethics and conduct, as well as national procedures.
- Manage workload effectively, including maintaining a clinical caseload when necessary.
- Establish effective communication networks with patients, carers, team members, and other relevant parties.
- Oversee the participation of Occupational Therapy team members in multi-disciplinary decision-making processes regarding patient care.
- Adapt professionally to variable job demands and environments, showing respect for patient individuality and diversity.
Professional:
- Uphold confidentiality standards in accordance with relevant regulations and policies.
- Maintain professional boundaries and support colleagues in doing the same.
- Ensure clear systems of communication are in place.
- Pursue continuous professional development through internal and external learning opportunities.
- Critically evaluate research and apply findings to practice.
- Reflect on personal practice and performance through supervision and appraisal processes.
- Identify learning needs and pursue relevant training opportunities.
- Participate in the education and training of colleagues and students as required.
- Share best practices and research findings at conferences and seminars.
- Serve as the Student Coordinator for the OT team and liaise with the Clinical Manager regarding student placements.
Organisational:
- Contribute to the achievement of aims and objectives.
- Comply with all relevant policies and procedures.
- Provide input into the review of documents as requested by the Quality Assurance lead.
Managerial:
- Delegate tasks appropriately within the Occupational Therapy team and provide support and training as needed.
- Provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues and conduct annual appraisals.
- Exercise responsible use of resources and oversee the OT budget.
- Participate in planning, evaluation, and audit activities to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Develop an annual occupational therapy development plan for submission to the leadership team.
- Contribute to Clinical Governance arrangements and quality agenda.
- Review and authorise annual leave requests and expense submissions from the OT team.
- Conduct return-to-work interviews and probationary assessments.
- Participate in the recruitment process, including shortlisting and interviewing candidates.
- Contribute to Quality Assurance, Health and Safety, and Department team meetings.
Requirements:
- Dip COT/BSc OT/MSc OT.
- HCPC Registration.
- RCOT Registration.
- Experience working as a Senior Occupational Therapist in mental health and/or CAMHS.
- Experience as a clinical supervisor.
- Evidence of CPD.
- Experience facilitating and reviewing group work.
- Experience as a student educator.
- Knowledge of current best practice in occupational therapy in eating disorders.
- Experience of using standardised assessment tools.
- Experience communicating effectively with a range of people and conveying complex and difficult information.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of the OT team.
- Ability to keep accurate, up to date clinical records and statistics.
- Ability to critically evaluate research and to apply findings to practice.
- Understanding of Safeguarding legislation and implications for practice.
- Understanding of national guidelines and legislation related to health and social care.
- Experience chairing meetings and disseminating information.
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues.
- Money handling and budget recording skills.
Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.
