Job Description:

Job information Occupational Therapy Divisional Service Lead from the Company Cambridge University Hospitals, this latest Occupational Therapy Divisional Service Lead job vacancy is located in the city Cambridge located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate Master Degree . Job Vacancies in this Occupational field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Main area Division B - Occupational Therapy Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

Full time Part time Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-B-243139 Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B Town Cambridge Salary£50,952 - £57,349 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/05/2024 23:59 Interview date 10/06/2024

Job overview

We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Divisional Service Lead for Hand therapy including MSK and plastic outpatients, rheumatology and pain outpatients and inpatients services ; Orthopaedics, Surgery and cancer and critical care. You should be working at MSc level and you will need to have highly developed clinical skills, be experienced at working with patients with highly complex needs applying evidence based therapy.

With skills in staff development and leadership, recruitment and retention, service evaluation and improvement, as well as being committed to progressing patient services, you will be responsible for the delivery of excellent care by the Occupational Therapy department.

This post requires some weekend / Bank Holiday working.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with highly developed clinical skills.

You will work closely with all Occupational Therapy staff within the Occupational Therapy department at Addenbrooke's Hospital to ensure the delivery of high quality patient care that meets patient's needs and expectations.

You will, in liaison with the Professional Lead coordinate the day to day running of the service, including recruitment and retention, staff management and development and service delivery and development.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding' care to our patients and rated ‘Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This post requires relevant weekend working. Full Time, Part Time or flexible hours would be considered.

The advert will close at midnight on 30 May 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 10 June 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Occupational Therapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy

Working to a level of expertise, knowledge and judgement commensurate with MSc

Evidence of continuing professional development in line with HCPC guidelines

Fieldwork educator's certificate or equivalent

Evidence of management / leadership training

Desirable criteria

Postgraduate degree

Member of College of Occupational Therapy

Evidence of further study / research

Experience

Essential criteria

Considerable experience as an Advanced / Specialist Occupational Therapist

Broad range of clinical experience within physical rehabilitation

Moving and handling patients and daily living equipment

Experience of working in an acute hospital setting

Experience of supervising and appraising students and staff

Experience of team leadership

Experience of service evaluation and development

Experience in standard setting, audit and measuring outcomes

Experience of workforce planning, recruitment and selection of staff

Willingness to work in a variety of clinical areas

Experience of dealing with people who display inappropriate behaviour (e.g. physical or verbal)

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in both hospital and Community settings

Management experience

Research experience

Cross agency project management

Business planning

Can demonstrate realistic expectations for service delivery

Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion

Experience of budget management

Experience of planning, organising and delivering training programmes to staff

Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Awareness of current research and treatment applications

In-depth knowledge of national policies, procedures, guidelines and legislation

In-depth knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application within therapy

Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession, e.g. COT and HCPC guidelines and codes of ethics and professional conduction

Utilisation and translation into practice of evidence base

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of centres of excellence

Skills

Essential criteria

Expert in all stages of the OT process

Good interpersonal skills including collaborative team working

Leadership skills and ability to manage change with a commitment to improving patient services and developing staff

Able to develop a service in a systematic, thorough and decisive manner, utilising problem-solving skills

Literature searching and critical appraisal skills

Expert presentation and teaching skills

Proactive, innovative / creative / enthusiastic, flexible

Self-motivated and able to motivate others

Able to work under pressure

Close working with multidisciplinary team and multi-agencies

Reflective practitioner

Proficient IT skills

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Ability to travel independently to or with patients throughout the district

Flexible working to include some weekend working / on call at weekends and Bank Holidays

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Sara Levy Job title Professional Lead - Occupational Therapy Email address sara.levy@nhs.net Telephone number 01223 216 586

Keywords : Cambridge jobs

Closed Date : 2024-11-06