Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Community / Intermediate care

We are looking foraOccupational Therapist to join theSouth CumbriaCommunity Therapy Team, working acrossintermediate care beds and community therapy.Thisis as part of a newly integrated Community Therapy Team. The post holder, working alongside other Clinical Lead Therapy colleagues, willbe responsible formanaging the deployment and supervision of an integrated therapy teamwithin the Furness area. Alongside the Intermediate care beds, the service works closely with the Integrated Care Communities, local GP's, Adult Social Care, Advanced ClinicalPractitionersand hospital discharge teams.Theservice supports people with a wide variety of conditions including elderly care, frailty and falls,orthopaedicsand long-term condition management. Do you want to work for a Trust which

• values inclusivity?
• invests in you with ongoing in-service training,developmentand supervision from expertly trained clinical specialists?
• is at the start of a transformational journey where collaboration between sector partners is core business?
• values and invests in YOU?
If this sounds like you, why notcome and seewhat UHMBT, thecountry'smost inclusive employer, has to offer. We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us.

The post holder will have advanced clinical skills of respiratory/mobility/neurological assessment and treatment skills and the ability to holistically manage complex patientsbothin our18 bedded intermediate care unit and thecoomunity. With developments incommunitycare there will be opportunities to review practice and develop new ways of working to align with national guidelines. Clinical leadership and development of the service will be at the forefront, leading on service development and delivering training to further develop skills within the speciality. The post holder will communicate with the MDT to effectively contribute to patient flow through sound knowledge of discharge pathways and community services. You will have a shared responsibility ofmanagement of theOccupational Therapyteam, implementing service development in line with current evidence and standards and delivering training forOccupational Therapists,therapy support staff,studentsand the wider MDT. The role will includesomestaff management and service management responsibilities suchas managingabsenceand completing annual appraisals. The successful applicant will be an effective team player,have the ability touse their initiative and communicate with empathy. They will embrace innovation and integrated working and be committed to following the best practice to ensure patient centred care. The ability todemonstratea commitment to clinical leadershipis essential

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.