Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Lead Occupational Therapist to work in Edgbaston on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Lead Occupational Therapist job is £43,742 - £50,952 per annum.
Main Duties:
- Ensure personal and service practices align with local and national standards, including adherence to COT Standards for Practice, the Code of Ethics, and Professional Conduct, while meeting clinical governance requirements.
- Collaborate with other Occupational Therapy Service Leads, managing responsibilities that may span across various specialties.
- Lead the development, implementation, and review of local policies and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy services.
- Serve as a key resource and expert in Occupational Therapy, providing knowledge and guidance to colleagues, relatives, and professionals across the site.
- Manage and coordinate the daily delivery of occupational therapy services, ensuring efficient and effective service provision.
- Oversee and conduct regular clinical audits and research to inform service improvement, including evaluating and reporting on the effectiveness of occupational therapy using reliable clinical outcome measures.
- Lead the Occupational Therapy (OT) team, including overseeing clinical supervision through a structured approach where senior staff supervise less experienced members.
- Promote and maintain high standards of expertise within the OT department through active participation in clinical work and ensuring these standards are upheld by all staff.
- Identify and address professional and operational issues at a strategic level, working with the Therapy Manager to develop and implement appropriate actions, including proposals for additional funding for service development.
- Act as a specialist resource in Occupational Therapy, offering expert advice and support to the OT team, students, multidisciplinary team members, and external professionals.
- Conduct specialist clinical assessments as required, such as Sensory assessments, for the relevant service lines.
- Participate in site-wide quality improvement initiatives, including conducting investigations and ensuring compliance with Quality Assurance objectives.
- Lead the OT team, ensuring all members practice effectively within agreed local and national standards and competency frameworks.
- Manage the allocation and prioritization of workloads within the OT team, ensuring resources are efficiently matched to client needs and delegating tasks appropriately based on staff grade and competency.
- Implement changes in work structure and/or patterns within the OT team, using advanced communication and change management techniques to ensure smooth transitions.
Requirements of the Lead Occupational Therapist:
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Extensive post-qualification experience with a strong background in acute sector clinical occupational therapy.
- Proven leadership skills with a track record of leading teams and driving change effectively.
- Strong understanding of current national and local healthcare issues.
- Experience in supervising and mentoring both undergraduate and postgraduate staff.
- Significant experience in inpatient settings, particularly in leading inpatient therapy teams.
Contact:
This Lead Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
