Lead Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Team

Job Title: Lead Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Team
Location: Edgbaston
Type: Permanent
Shift Pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Up to £44,000 per annum

Join our client's team at a hospital nestled in the picturesque suburb of Edgbaston, close to Birmingham City Centre. Conveniently located with easy access to the West Midlands motorway network and excellent local public transport links, the hospital offers a diverse range of inpatient services. These include acute and psychiatric intensive care services for adults, a specialist adult Eating Disorder service, and a private addictions service. With seven wards, their multi-disciplinary teams deliver personalised treatment programmes, establishing an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of care.

Sanctuary Personnel are currently seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapy Service Lead to provide clinical, professional, and operational leadership to our client's Occupational Therapy (OT) service. Working collaboratively with the Therapy Services Manager, you will ensure that Occupational Therapy services are proactive and supportive of objectives. Your role will involve working closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across the hospital site to support integration around patient care and deliver a highly specialised and advanced standard of OT assessment, treatment, and management for patients.

About Our Client:

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, our client offers a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world-class organisation willing to invest in your development.

Across their network of hospitals, residential care homes, and supported living services, they are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people they support.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that own practice and service meet agreed local and national standards and clinical governance requirements, including COT Standards for Practice, Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Collaborate with other Service Leads in Occupational Therapy, carrying portfolio service responsibilities that may bridge all specialties.
• Take a lead role in the development, implementation, and review of local policies and procedures required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy service.
• Act as a source of knowledge and expertise regarding Occupational Therapy Services, providing support to relatives and colleagues of all disciplines within the site.
• Manage and co-ordinate the delivery of occupational therapy services on a day-to-day basis.
• Undertake regular clinical audits and research to inform service improvement and delivery within occupational therapy across the service.
• Manage the OT team and oversee the clinical supervision of all staff within the OT team.
• Lead and participate in clinical work and promote a high standard of expertise within the OT department.
• Identify professional and operational issues that need to be addressed at a strategic level and alert the Therapy Manager for appropriate actions.
• Act as an expert resource on Occupational Therapy, providing specialist support and advice to the Occupational Therapy team, students, members of the multi-disciplinary team, and professionals working in external agencies.
• Undertake specialist clinical assessments where required, for example, Sensory assessments.
• Lead site service quality improvement initiatives, including conducting investigations and Quality monitoring assurance objectives.
• Be responsible for the allocation and prioritisation of workload for all OT staff in the team, ensuring efficient and effective resource management.
• Successfully implement changes in work structure and/or work patterns within the OT team.
• Lead the appraisal process across the whole team.
• Be responsible for recruiting OT staff vacancies.
• Act as an assessor for the recruitment of staff in other teams when appropriate.
• Direct and motivate staff via personal training and developmental activities.
• Oversee student placements within the OT team.
• Complete internal investigations where relevant and required.
• Attend Clinical Governance meetings and represent Occupational Therapy.
• Take responsibility for identified budget responsibilities related to the role, for example, the therapy activity budget.

Requirements:

• Degree or equivalent within Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Previous UK Occupational Therapy experience

Apply now through Sanctuary Personnel.