Clinical Lead OT Health & Ageing Unit (Elderly Rehab)

Clinical Lead OT Health & Ageing Unit (Elderly Rehab) Band 8a

Main area: Occupational Therapy Grade Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Weekend service as part of a rota)
Job ref: 213-DH-

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 per annum, including high cost area
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/04/:59
Interview date: 25/04/2025

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment.

Main duties of the job

The role of the clinical lead occupational therapist is to ensure their service area provides a quality service which is evidence-based, effective and efficient. The role also requires a focus on staff management, engaging staff in an attitude of excellence and instilling confidence.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL

1. To organise and manage the specialist provision of acute services and rehabilitation to patients admitted within health and ageing unit.
2. To work at an advanced clinical level within the health and ageing unit, particularly in the assessment, diagnosis and management of complex patients.
3. To use analytical and judgement skills to diagnose occupational difficulties.
4. To develop programmes of care to meet the highly specialist and complex needs of patients.
5. To manage a clinical caseload to a high standard, including assessment, interventions and discharge planning.
6. To plan and co-ordinate complex multi-disciplinary activities.
7. To work within local policies and procedures, national standards and guidelines.
8. To fulfil requirement to exert moderate physical effort to provide manual physical therapy.
9. To supervise, train and provide day-to-day management to occupational therapists and assistants.
10. To provide advice/support to occupational therapy colleagues on clinical practice issues.
11. To propose and action changes, develop, organise and manage health and ageing unit occupational therapy services.
12. To consult with occupational therapists within the trust and external to the trust.
13. To work across disciplines and services to develop protocols and procedures.
14. To liaise with the service manager and health and ageing unit service consultants.
15. To work with the head/ deputy head of occupational therapy and service managers.
16. To liaise with consultants and managers regarding service developments.

COMMUNICATION

1. To establish robust communication networks with patients, carers, multidisciplinary members and other agencies.
2. To ensure a quality service for patients by maintaining a high standard in relation to communication.
3. To promote awareness of the role of occupational therapy within the team.
4. To ensure that up to date written and electronic records are maintained.
5. To write good quality occupational therapy functional and discharge reports.
6. To represent occupational therapy at ward, departmental and service level meetings.

MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

1. To keep comprehensive records of activity.
2. Ensure ongoing evaluation of the service provided against agreed outcomes.
3. To provide occupational therapy input to service planning, developments and operational management.
4. To provide input into clinical governance, risk management and quality programmes.
5. To ensure management across specialist medicine and surgery of student placement offers.

TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

1. Prepare and participate in lectures, seminars, specialist training programmes.
2. To provide practical training and clinical supervision within discipline.
3. To participate in the occupational therapy preceptorship provision within the trust.
4. To take responsibility for keeping own specialist knowledge up to date.
5. To participate in and develop as appropriate occupational therapy or multidisciplinary research.

People Management and Performance

1. Lead, coach and manage the performance of the team.
2. Participate in regular performance appraisal meetings.
3. Ensure the team compliance with all statutory, mandatory training.
4. Manage team absences including sickness in line with Trust policy.
5. Identify and fill any vacancies that arise within the team.

General

The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital.

Person specification Knowledge and Experience

• Experience in elderly rehab in acute setting at Band 7 and above.
• Experience and knowledge of leading and managing a team.
• Experience and skills of developing staff and leading with CPD.
• Experience and knowledge of service development.

Education and Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy Degree or Equivalent (Dip OT/ BSc OT).
• HCPC Registration.
• Member of Professional Body (RCOT).