Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist- ITU, Respiratory & Surgery

Join our vibrant and supportive team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists at Ashford and St Peter's NHS Foundation Trust. We're looking for a passionate Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to manage a small, dynamic team and drive service development within Critical Care and the Cardiorespiratory and Surgical wards.

As the Band 7, you will oversee the day-to-day operational management of Occupational Therapy services across Cardiorespiratory, Critical Care and Surgery, providing clinical leadership and supervision to our OT team (2 x Band 6, 2 x Band 5 and 1 x Band 4). You will work autonomously with complex patients, leading advanced assessments and rehabilitation planning within a multidisciplinary team. You will also act as a clinical expert resource, contributing to service development, quality improvement, research and audit activity.

Working within a friendly, collaborative and well-established multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in further developing and embedding Occupational Therapy within Critical Care, helping to shape rehabilitation pathways and improve outcomes for critically ill patients across their recovery journey.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will

Provide specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with critical illness and complex post-operative needs, addressing physical, cognitive, psychological and functional recovery.

Lead the day-to-day operational delivery and development of Occupational therapy services to critical care, respiratory and surgical wards.

Work autonomously as an expert clinician and collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support shared decision-making, optimise patient outcomes and facilitate patient pathways from critical care through to discharge.

Participate in critical care follow up clinic.

Provide clinical leadership and supervision to occupational therapists, therapy assistants and students, contributing to workforce development.

Lead and support education and training programmes, including competency development, student education and MDT learning opportunities.

Drive service improvement, quality assurance, audit, research and innovation activities, contributing to clinical governance and the achievement of local and national strategic objectives.

Support the Trust's move towards 7-day working by contributing to OT service provision on extended hours, weekends, and bank holidays.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We work in partnership with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology and Outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.