Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

+ To provide a highly specialist and expert Occupational Therapy Service to a specialist and complex caseload of Elective and Trauma Orthopaedics and Surgery and Vascular teams Interventions may occur in the Occupational Therapy Department, wards or the patient's home.
+ To lead, develop and support staff within the Orthopaedic and Surgery and Vascular Service, leading on service improvements and relevant initiatives.
+ To manage the most complex caseload within Orthopaedics and Surgery & Vascular and act as an specialist advisor using advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a client centred approach.
+ To lead a designated team of Occupational Therapists providing leadership for senior and junior staff and Occupational Therapy Assistants through supervision and performance management.
+ To act as a clinical source of expertise and advice being actively involved in leading on Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance in Orthopaedics and Surgery and Vascular
+ To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD identifying and contributing to the evidence base of Occupational Therapy.
+ To support the management of the Occupational Therapy Service as required by the Trust Head Occupational Therapist.
+ To be actively involved in professional activities within the Occupational Therapy profession and outside the profession, e.g. multi-disciplinary forums and networks., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical specialist occupational therapist to lead and work as part of an established and dynamic trauma and elective orthopaedic multi-disciplinary therapy team. We seek an individual who is autonomous, forward thinking and enthusiastic to work with us within the orthopaedic speciality wards. This post will provide clinical and operational leadership to the Trauma and Elective Orthopaedic Occupational Therapy service and will support the development of the team and overall occupational therapy service.
Our orthopaedic service is growing into one of London's largest orthopaedic services with specialist interest in hip and knee replacements and revisions, complex spinal surgery, complex foot and ankle surgery and upper limb surgery including a full trauma services at St Thomas' Hospital.
The successful candidate will manage a variable and complex clinical caseload with a high proportion of complex surgical and orthopaedic conditions in this fast paced environment. Additionally, you will be supported by the Clinical Lead OT to further develop and enhance your leadership and clinical management skills., To be responsible for providing the most complex individual and group client centred assessments to Orthopaedic patients, managing the most complex cases addressing Occupational performance skills, patterns, context or contexts and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers.
2. To undertake, and act as a source of expertise in providing Occupational Therapy Specialist multi-needs assessments using complex and advanced clinical reasoning demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis to develop individual and group goal and task oriented treatment plans.
3. To carry out the most complex physical and functional assessments and treatments using dexterity, co-ordination, manual and sensory skills to facilitate and promote functional independence.
4. To lead and manage Occupational Therapy Staff within the Orthopaedic team providing effective guidance, supervision and performance management including the education and management of students on practice placements. To contribute to the Trust's, Directorates and Teams Clinical Governance and Quality assurance programmes, setting and monitoring practice standards, jointly developing guidelines and protocols with the Occupational Therapy Service and in liaison with interdisciplinary colleagues.
5. To inform the Occupational Therapy Service of changes in Clinical practice which may influence Occupational Therapy Service delivery, business planning and strategic reviews to support the delivery of the annual Occupational Therapy plan, meeting agreed objectives.
6. To articulate and work to the value base and principles which underpin Occupational Therapy practice representing the unique role of Occupational Therapy in relation to interdisciplinary working.
7. To use effective interpersonal skills to communicate complex and frequently unwelcome news regarding prognosis where agreement and co-operation is required and where there are barriers to understanding such as vulnerable and at risk patients
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS., Working for our organisation
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.
We are working in partnership with King's Health Partners, to deliver our vision of creating a new centre of excellence, which will be the global leader in the research into and treatment of heart and lung disease, in patients from pre-birth to old age.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.