Band 7 Senior Occupational Therapist (Team Lead)

Are you a compassionate leader looking for a sense of achievement in your job? If yes, then we want to hear from you.

Norman Power Unit is an off-site, 32 bedded unit based in Ladywood, Birmingham. This pathway 2 unit provides further health and social care assessments for patient. This includes a comprehensive therapy assessment and intervention.

The Norman Power Unit is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist (Team Lead) to co-ordinate and develop the clinical service and provide leadership to the therapy team.

You will support a small team of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff on a daily basis, with case load management, alongside regular supervision and appraisals and education.

You will manage a varied caseload requiring a multi-skilled approach with experience and knowledge of discharge planning. You will be required to liaise effectively with community colleagues to co-ordinate timely and safe discharges as well as attend regular referrer and pathway meetings.

The post holder will be supported by the Occupational Therapy Senior team at QEHB. They will have opportunities to work with experts in their field and be offered regular supervision and support., You will be required to support a small team of therapy staff including occupational therapy & physiotherapy. You will be required to liaise effectively with the wider multi-disciplinary team as well as community colleagues to co-ordinate safe and timely patient discharge.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. You should have excellent organisational and time management skills.

You should be an autonomous practitioner with the ability to prioritise and organise your own workload and support the team where needed.

Comprehensive knowledge & experience of community services are required.

Experience of supporting teams in regular supervision and annual appraisals is required.

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

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