Job summary Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Wheelchair Service Start your journey with us and receive an incentive payment of up to £3,000 upon successful appointment.
This is our way of welcoming you to the team and recognising your value from day one.
Additional details will be provided during the interview.
Apply today to take advantage of this rewarding opportunity!
We are delighted to be able to advertise for an experienced and skilled Occupational Therapist to lead our busy team in the West Berkshire Wheelchair Service.
The West Berkshire Specialist Wheelchair Service provides specialised seating for patients with postural needs and mobility within the home.
Patients range from child to adult and the service covers West Berkshire.
All patients have a long-term mobility related condition and the majority have highly complex clinical needs.
We encourage active involvement in service development and leadership within our department.
We attract Therapists and support staff from all over the country and internationally.
If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.
Main duties of the job Provide clinical leadership and be responsible for the operational management of RBFT staff working in the Wheelchair Service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills.
Be responsible for the assessment and management of your own complex clinical caseload working as an autonomous practitioner.
Ensure a high quality, effective and efficient Occupational Therapy service, contributing to planning and policy development in the Wheelchair Service.
Support the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead in the development of the service through clinical initiatives, modernisation projects and quality initiatives.
Act as the lead clinical representative on agreed clinical and service development groups and boards.
Ensure the service is covered adequately to meet demand of service within available means.
Provide expert training, advice and clinical education to service providers, service users and service commissioners.
Act as clinical lead for relevant speciality within the Therapies service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Deputise for the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead as required.
About us The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country.
The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006.
It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north.
The Trust is Readings biggest employer.
We are fortunate to be supported by a dynamic and forward-thinking Therapies Practice Education Team - please follow the link to see how we support our staff in the delivery of excellent patient care: Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of the post.
Person Specification Experience Essential Extensive post-graduate clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist Clinical Leadership experience at a senior level Demonstrable experience of delivering a service based on the needs of the patient Wheelchair clinic experience/experience of assessing/issuing basic and complex seating Desirable Experience of mentoring and training clinical staff and students across MDTs Experience of proactively engaging with service users and commissioners Knowledge & Qualifications Essential Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy BSc / MSc or equivalent experience HCPC Registration Extensive post-graduate training Comprehensive evidence of evidenced based approach to the management of conditions Desirable Clinical Leadership Training or equivalent