Eating Disorder:Lead Occupational Therapist & Adult Intensive Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Occupational Therapist to join our Eating Disorders Service as a Team Leader and Lead OT. This is a full-time position, based in the London's Kensington & Chelsea.
This is an integrated Eating Disorders Day Programme providing an enhanced level of care in the community following either specialist inpatient treatment or a step-up care from the community.
The post holder will hold day-to-day operational management responsibility of the intensive pathway service and supporting the multidisciplinary team to provide the care and treatment. You will provide clinical professional input into the individuals on the day programme.
The post holder will also be working to lead the eating disorder team of Occupational Therapist working embedded across different teams and pathways across our service.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., The post holder will ensure that service access and delivery is efficient, effective, evidence based, service user and carer focused. You will ensure the service is well led, with motivated staff, safe and with good outcomes for adults and their carers
The 3 core overarching duties are
1. Team Management and Leadership
2. Specialist OT Clinical Interventions
3. OT Leadership
These are expanded more within the job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation
The Eating Disorders team is a strong and supportive team and has excellent structures to offer regular supervision. This is a great opportunity for you to join our team to support in the delivery of high-quality adults eating disorders services for North West London.
We are looking for someone with the right attitude, skills and knowledge who share our passion to deliver the best quality care experience for the person and their family network.
Also, come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills.
OT in CNWL is very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This has the huge benefit of ensuring representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R& D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A more detail break down of the components of the are
+ Team Management and Leadership
o Team management
o People Management
o Supervision and appraisals
o Resource Management
o Service Development
+ Specialist OT Clinical Interventions
+ OT Leadership
o Professional Development
o Build partnerships within the national ED OT Services and Trust OTs
Again, these can be found within the JD and PS attached to this role.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.
Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
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