Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist (Older Adult)

We are looking for an experienced Older Adult Occupational Therapist to join our Older Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service and Team. We are a small older adult team comprising of two other Occupational Therapists, an OTA and three Activity Co-ordinators. The role is to lead and contribute to the delivery of effective and efficient Occupational Therapy and therapeutic activities within our three Older Adult Wards located in Warwick and Nuneaton. The post would suit someone with mental and physical health Occupational Therapy experience and competence, in acute and community settings. Significant supervisory experience and a desire to develop others as well as the service is required. Effective communication and organisational skills are key. Quality improvement experience is desirable. The post holder will work clinically and in a clinical leadership capacity, in collaboration with the wider MDT team, and will be well supported by the AHP Service Lead and fellow AHP clinical specialists across our adult and older adult services. Opportunities exist for CPD, with training and development available to enhance knowledge, skills and confidence across the role responsibilities.Main duties of the job To carry a clinical caseload of people with complex occupational needs. To gather a broad range of information from a variety of sources. To assess mental, physical and occupational strengths, needs and risks. To formulate occupational needs and care plan and interventions accordingly To lead and develop the occupational therapy and activity staff. Provide leadership is the management of equipment and resources. To enable quality record keeping within the team, and provide necessary data, including maintenance and evaluation of a range of audit data.

We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.