Advanced Occupational Therapist Team Lead for Elderly Acute Care

An excellent opportunity has arisen within Acute Services at Cambridge University Hospital for an Advanced Occupational Therapy Team Lead. The role would have a particular focus on delivering an Occupational Therapy service to older people within the hospital, particularly the frail elderly.

This is an exciting time to join Acute Services as new models of care and closer working relationships with Physiotherapists are being further developed. In addition, the service strives to foster effective relationships with Community Services in order to aid patient care on discharge.

We are looking for an innovative team player to lead the team, manage the day to day running of service and enable the optimal timely flow of patients through the hospital., You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with highly developed clinical skills. You will undertake a Team Leader role within Acute Care and thus take a lead role in initiating, planning, implementing and leading the service developments in an Occupational Therapy Team on a day-to-day basis.

You will provide occupational therapy to patients, working autonomously and without direct supervision. You will ensure safe and effective delivery of occupational therapy and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary and agency teams and the Professional Lead and Divisional Service Leads in Occupational Therapy. You will also work closely with the Divisions to reduce length of stay and readmission rates.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 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.