Clinical Specialist - Occupational Therapist Practice development lead

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. Main duties of the job 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. 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, The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

Essential

• Extensive post graduate clinical experience within an acute hospital setting
• Experience of managing, training senior and junior staff, students and assistants
• Operational management experience in a fast paced, clinically complex environment
• Experience of supporting complex patient discharge from hospital to community
• Experience of successfully leading and implementing a range of service improvement and change projects
• Working across group and leading projects relevant to OT profession / service
• Experience in involvement of recruitment process
• Experience of using research & other evidence to inform & drive practice
• Significant experience in multidisciplinary working
• Experience of proactively engaging with service users, carers and community partners
• Experience of leading clinical governance initiatives
Skills Essential
• Ability to take a senior clinical leadership role within a dynamic MDT
• Ability to understand complex issues, problem solve and propose positive solutions
• Ability to effectively promote hospital flow and expedite timely discharge into community
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences
• Decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner
• Excellent time management with advanced skills in prioritisation, organisation and delegation
• Reflective practioner with high self-awareness, understanding own emotions, strengths and limitations
• Committed to the continuous development of staff and self, and promotion of profession
• Competent IT skills
Qualifications Essential
• Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy
• HCPC registration
• Attendance at post graduate courses / training relevant to clinical specialty
• Leadership & management training
• Awareness of professional practice issues and NHS Developments relevant to Occupational therapy
• Comprehensive understanding of the pillars of clinical governance
• Knowledge of government policy in relation to flow & effective discharge
Other Essential
• Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct and integrity
• Able to priorities, organise and delegate
• Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership
• Demonstrates a real commitment to working with, involving and consulting patients and other stakeholders in decisions about service delivery and improvement
• Acts as a role model for such an approach even where this results in challenges to how things are done
  
  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.