Team Lead - Occupational Therapist

Job overview

A exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced or aspiring Occupational Therapy leader to join the team leadership team within Oldham intermediate care services.

The Oldham intermediate care team is based at Butler Green and Medlock Court and has over 50 beds between the sites.  The service delivers rehabilitation to patients discharged from acute settings or patients struggling to maintain independence at home.

Main duties of the job

You will need to be a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist, with proven extensive clinical experience. In addition to providing professional and operational leadership, you will be responsible for your own clinical caseload which will be agreed in a job plan.

The Team Leader will analyse data, monitor waiting times and timetable staff to meet the needs of the department and clinical pathways, and support compliance against key performance indicators. This will involve the movement of staff to cover a broad range of clinics.

The Team Leader will also manage everyday operational issues for the designated team working within Trust corporate and clinical governance frameworks with the primary aim of delivering a safe and effective Intermediate care service based upon national guidance, Trust policies and evidence based practice which meets the needs of children and adults in the local community.

As Team Leader you will participate in the recruitment, selection and induction of new starters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk