Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead Brighton, England
Job description
Full time, 8a Occupational Therapist Clinical Lead, RSCH.
We are excited to announce the creation of the OT Clinical Lead role for Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton and look forward to receiving applications from experienced OT who are interested in joining UH Sussex to help us deliver and develop excellent patient care and support our staff to flourish.
This job provide an opportunity to maintain a clinical caseload and develop your operational management skills within a dynamic organisation. You will be responsible for operational and clinical management and delivery of the inpatient OT services in conjunction with the OT Leadership contribute to planning, development and performance of the OT service across UH Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be required to actively promote and develop equality and diversity practices to promote equity of access of care for patients and job opportunities and development opportunities for staff.
To use your professional and clinical leadership skills to develop and implementation training and personal development plan for all OT staff to ensure excellence of OT-related training across the whole organisation.
You will be responsible with the other members of the OT Leadership team for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, EBP quality assurance for the OT service.
If you would like to visit or talk to us in more detail about this role please contact Jane Brothers, Head OT UH Sussex @[email protected]
Role Summary
Responsible and accountable for operational and clinical management and delivery of the inpatient Occupational Therapy services and certain out-patient teams in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Leadership team contribute to planning, development and performance of the Occupational Therapy service across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
To actively promote and develop equality and diversity practices and delivery in order to promote equity of access of care for patients and equity of access to job opportunities and development opportunities for staff.
Continue to maintain a clinical caseload (minimum 1 day a week) as an autonomous practitioner, providing specialist assessment and treatment within the designated area.
Uses professional and clinical leadership in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for all Occupational Therapy staff and in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Leadership team strives to ensure excellence of Occupational Therapy-related training across the whole organisation.
Responsible with the other members of the Occupational Therapy Leadership team for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence-based practice and quality assurance for the Occupational Therapy service.
Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Improving lives: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re
here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do
Role Summary
Responsible and accountable for operational and clinical management and delivery of the inpatient Occupational Therapy services and certain out-patient teams in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Leadership team contribute to planning, development and performance of the Occupational Therapy service across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
To actively promote and develop equality and diversity practices and delivery in order to promote equity of access of care for patients and equity of access to job opportunities and development opportunities for staff.
Continue to maintain a clinical caseload (minimum 1 day a week) as an autonomous practitioner, providing specialist assessment and treatment within the designated area.
Uses professional and clinical leadership in the development and implementation of a comprehensive training and personal development plan for all Occupational Therapy staff and in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Leadership team strives to ensure excellence of Occupational Therapy-related training across the whole organisation.
Responsible with the other members of the Occupational Therapy Leadership team for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence-based practice and quality assurance for the Occupational Therapy service.
