Are you a Band 7 or an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for an exciting, new challenge and a chance to take on team leadership responsibilities? We are looking for a highly specialist, dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical skills and a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic community-based care to join our group of Band 7 AHP staff in a permanent role, supporting a large, MDT community therapy service.

Maximising Independence is a rehabilitation and reablement team in Wandsworth comprising of AHP therapists, support workers and administrators. It provides urgent and routine pathways to adults in the community working with them to regain / maximise their independence at home.

You will be expected to work as an integral part of the Maximising Independence Team, and as part of the wider Occupational Therapy team, to deliver high quality, evidence based occupational therapy intervention. The role will provide leadership in the development and ongoing quality assurance of the service, undertaking evaluation, audit and contributing to research. You will be key in being part of service development and support the team to strive for clinical excellence.

Main duties of the job

• Experience of working within a community team
• Work as a highly skilled senior practitioner with expert knowledge and work alongside clinical operational manager to develop the service
• Providing highly specialist occupational therapy care to a community based caseload.
• Carrying out robust triage of patients referred to the team to ensure their safety and optimal pathway allocation
• Ability to provide leadership within the occupational therapy and wider team.
• Experience of line management and supervising others Supporting and deputising for the Clinical Lead and Operational manager of the service
• Opportunities to take the lead on service improvement opportunities, develop your managerial skills and suggest and lead on audit and research projects.
• Highly motivated, passionate and enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic care and evidence based interventions.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T& C's apply
• Flexible working options
• Annual travel card loan
• Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level with appropriate post graduate qualification in relevant clinical area
• HPC registration
• Evidence Of CPD relevant to the treatment of people with physical and cognitive disabilities
• Up to date CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Member of OT specialist interest group that is, Specialist section in older adults.
• MSC in appropriate clinical area.
• Leadership / management training

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Battersea Studios

London

SW8 3HE

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824-SOUTH-9916