Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Band 7

Job overview

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist (Band 7)

Fixed Term Contract (secondment considered) 27 hours a week

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic and innovative, to become the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist for stroke and a fixed term or secondment basis.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a committed team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Therapy Assistants delivering a service to the hyper-acute, acute and rehabilitation wards located at the Primary Stroke Centre at Stepping Hill Hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will have highly specialist knowledge and skills in stroke rehabilitation.  As a clinical lead they will be responsible for having an overview of Occupational Therapy requirements across wards for stroke. They will also be required to support a large team of junior Occupational Therapists and therapy assistants. They will be responsible for ensuring the service is dynamic and evidence-based. They will have awareness and focus on wider hospital initiatives to ensure patient flow whilst balancing this with priority for inpatient rehabilitation.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.