Do you want to join an initiative team as they take the next steps towards the new 47 million pound Urgent and Emergency care facility on the East Coast, due to open September 2024?

The Same Day Emergency Care Therapy team are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and driven individual to join the team. The individual must be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills to support developing the service to provide high quality, timely therapy assessment and interventions.

As a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist you will provide clinical leadership and professional management for the Same Day Emergency Care team including prioritising/managing the daily caseload within the team, assessing and delivering therapy interventions, ensuring the highest professional standards of care are maintained, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation.

Please get in touch if you wish to discuss this role further.

Access to a vehicle that can be used for business purposes and hold a full and valid driving licence (role will involve travel to numerous addresses that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means) is required.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for the delivery of therapy services across the Same Day Emergency Care team alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider.
• To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To contribute to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

About us

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at �18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.

• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
• Practice placement supervisor qualification
• Evidence of relevant specialist CPD activities
• Post graduate qualification relevant to post (such as Master's level modules or clinically specific training) or willingness to complete
• Evidence of significant highly specialist post graduate training within designated area

Desirable

• Membership of Professional body
• Membership of specialist section relevant to specialism
• Masters Qualification (Level 7) relevant to specialist area of practice (may include research and evidence-based practice)
• Leadership qualification
• Evidence of progression through occupational therapy career framework

Experience & Knowledge Required

Essential

• Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of complex conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
• Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of highly complex clinical presentations in specialist area
• Highly developed specialist clinical skills within relevant area
• Leadership of relevant audit and service improvement work.
• Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist equipment
• Able to demonstrate application of theoretical learning to clinical practice within a wide range of clinically complex situations.
• Significant experience of delivering highly specialist clinical treatment within specialist area
• In-depth understanding of current issues in health care
• Knowledge and understanding of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional standards for occupational therapy practice, conduct and ethics

Desirable

• Highly experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
• Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
• Evidence of having undertaken research

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Highly proficient organisational and prioritisation skills
• Evidence of ability to lead engagement activities with others and understand the importance of good communication when implementing change
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams acting as an advocate for occupational therapy and as an authority in relevant specialist area
• Evidence of enhanced communication skills both written and verbal and the ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to speciality

Desirable

• Evidence of significant personal development in relevant specialist area

Aptitude & Personal Qualities

Essential

• Flexible & adaptable
• Demonstrates professional curiosity and proactivity
• Ability to lead and work as part of a team
• Demonstrates professional demeanour at all times and inspires others

Values, Drivers & Motivators

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values and behaviours: oWe are Kind oWe are Open oWe pursue Excellence

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scarborough Hospital

Woodlands Drive

Scarborough

YO12 6QL

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