Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Wheelchair Service

Provide clinical leadership and be responsible for the operational management of RBFT staff working in the Wheelchair Service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills. Be responsible for the assessment and management of your own complex clinical caseload working as an autonomous practitioner.
Ensure a high quality, effective and efficient Occupational Therapy service, contributing to planning and policy development in the Wheelchair Service.
Support the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead in the development of the service through clinical initiatives, modernisation projects and quality initiatives.
Act as the lead clinical representative on agreed clinical and service development groups and boards.
Ensure the service is covered adequately to meet demand of service within available means.
Provide expert training, advice and clinical education to service providers, service users and service commissioners.
Act as clinical lead for relevant speciality within the Therapies service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Deputise for the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead as required.

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."
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The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north.
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Start your journey with us and receive an incentive payment of up to £3,000 upon successful appointment. This is our way of welcoming you to the team and recognising your value from day one. Additional details will be provided during the interview.
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We are delighted to be able to advertise for an experienced and skilled Occupational Therapist to lead our busy team in the West Berkshire Wheelchair Service.
The West Berkshire Specialist Wheelchair Service provides specialised seating for patients with postural needs and mobility within the home.
Patients range from child to adult and the service covers West Berkshire. All patients have a long-term mobility related condition and the majority have highly complex clinical needs.
We encourage active involvement in service development and leadership within our department.
We attract Therapists and support staff from all over the country and internationally. If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam., Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of the post.
Staff Benefits
+ Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
+ Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
+ NHS pension scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Money Advice Service
+ Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
+ On-site nursery (based at RBH)
+ Full educational library services
+ Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
+ Bus to work scheme
+ Excellent rail and bus links
+ A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.