Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated team lead/aspiring team lead to join our General Surgical team based at the Princess Royal University Hospital. You will work closely alongside the clinical lead occupational therapist for Trauma & Orthopaedics. The service is dynamic and offers a challenging clinical environment for a confident and skilled occupational therapist.
The surgical occupational therapy team provide assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning for patients admitted to general and specialist surgical wards, including colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology and vascular surgery.
Multi-disciplinary working is essential within the team and we are looking for a creative occupational therapist to influence the further development of occupational therapy, paying particular attention to continuity of care, shared decision making, and identification of barriers to discharge and facilitating patient flow.
We value continuing professional development to ensure all staff develop skills and knowledge to reach their full potential. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical and teaching skills and contribute towards in-service development.
You must have a degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered .
For more information or informal discussions please contact Yvonne Van Rooyen, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist on 01689 864632 or email .
Main duties of the job
As the team lead OT, the post holder will oversee, coordinate and develop the surgical occupational therapy service at the Princess Royal University Hospital.
They will provide specialist assessment, consultancy and intervention of patients’ occupational needs within the inpatient setting as clinically indicated.
They will carry a caseload of patients with complex health and social care needs using evidence based practise and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership to a team of qualified members of staff and will be encouraged and supported to develop their clinical, teaching, and managerial skills.
They will maintain a high standard of autonomous working and supervision of others in complex assessment, treatment and discharge planning.
They will be forward-thinking and identify areas for service development and projects for their team to complete.
They will proactively participate and motivate others to lead CPD sessions through journal clubs, in-service skills training and peer support.
The post holder will attend relevant meetings as a representative of the team and will advise on service developments in line with government policy development.
There will be an expectation that there is flexibility to this role and there will be a requirement to work closely alongside the Surgical Team and the Surgical Team Lead Occupational Therapist.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.
Our values at King’s, are that we’re a kind, respectful team
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level. King’s is dedicated to embracing the broad diversity of our staff, patients and communities and stand firmly against all forms of prejudice and discrimination.