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Location: Chertsey
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working included)
The role:
- To be jointly responsible for the day-to-day operational management of physiotherapy and occupational therapy over 5 medical wards including the therapy led Medically Fit for discharge ward.
- Act as a specialist occupational therapist and ensure high standards of practice on the medical wards, including the short stay units and MFFD ward.
- To provide skilled team leadership in planning and delivering the high standards of occupational therapy assessment, management, treatment, and advice to patients on the medical wards on a daily basis.
- To line manage the Medical Therapy team occupational therapists consisting of band 6 x2, band 5 x1, band 4 x 3 staff. (Please note that as of March 2024 the medical team is undergoing some restructure and we are looking to create an additional band 5 OT post that will be included in the above numbers.)
Essential:
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy leading to inclusion on HCPC register
- Evidence of ongoing development
- Practice educators course
- Minimum of 5 years experience including at band 6 level in the NHS on acute medical wards
- Experience of leading a team
- Significant experience in discharge planning in the NHS
- Providing teaching to staff, patients, peers and carers
- Clinical supervision of junior staff and students
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