Principal Occupational Therapist for Neurorehabilitation

· Responsible for the operational management of the inpatient neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapy service at Queen Mary's Hospital , St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in conjunction with the General Managers for Therapies/Critical Care and Neurosciences and Lead Therapist for Neurosciences, including recruitment, implementation of comprehensive training and continuing professional development plans for all neuro Occupational Therapy staff within designated area.
· Responsible for the clinical leadership of the inpatient neurorehabilitation Occupational Therapy service at Queen Mary's Hospital, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Uses expert clinical reasoning to provide highly specialist support and advice to the Occupational Therapy and other clinical staff within and outside the organisation whilst maintaining a clinical caseload of highly complex patients as an autonomous practitioner.
· Provides expert opinion to managers, which supports the strategic direction of the Occupational Therapy service across the whole organisation utilising the principles of clinical governance, evidence based practice and quality assurance.
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Identifies clinical research, audit and data collection priorities within area of expertise to drive departmental and neurosciences service clinical development strategies.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding children and
vulnerable adults and expects that all staff will share in this commitment. The Trust is clear that all staff have a responsibility to be aware of children and adult safeguarding policies and procedures and that each member of staff, clinical and non-clinical, will attend child or adult safeguarding
training that is provided at an appropriate level to suit their role. The Trust has the additional expectation that all staff will be able to identify concerns and know what action to take.