Clinical Specialist - Occupational Therapist Practice development lead | Barts Health NHS Trust

This post offers a unique challenge for a highly motivated and experienced expert Occupational Therapist with proven clinical experience, excellent communication skills and passion to support Occupational Therapy service development at our hospital. This is a clinical site-based role supported by the Clinical Leads, Head of Therapies and peer support via our network of Clinical Leads across Barts Health.

The post holder will hold a clinical case load and be responsible the development of Occupational Therapy service delivery, supporting further development of a high-quality service across acuate inpatient care.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

We have a strong focus on providing safe and compassionate care to our patients and increasing opportunities available for your learning and expanding your career. We offer a wide range of benefits for example access to childcare vouchers, home-electronic scheme giving you discounted prices for home -electronics, salary sacrifice for cars, season ticket loans and access to staff discount for local restaurants and gyms