Lead Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Lead Occupational Therapist within Adult Mental Health Urgent Care portfolio. The post covers acute inpatient wards at Lanchester Road Hospital, West Park Hospital and Roseberry Park Hospital. As a Lead Occupational Therapist in TEWV you will provide clinical and professional leadership for occupational therapy in the designated service areas. This will also include managing your own small highly complex occupational therapy caseload. You will ensure the professional standards of care are maintained in your own occupational therapy caseload and that of those you lead, always demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values, and operating as a leader in the teams, services and organisation., The post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, permanent and the work base could be at any of our sites in the area of leadership.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of occupational therapy services across the designated service area. They will provide specialist advice to occupational therapy staff and other members of the multi-disciplinary team and wider.

The post holder will be responsible for receiving complex requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.You will use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.

You will participate in and provide clinical/professional and management supervision, contribute to multi-disciplinary team working, contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives, use the Trust electronic patient record system, abide by all Trust policies and procedures and be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

Candidates must hold a minimum 18 months post qualifying experience of occupational therapy delivery (at the point of application)., This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

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