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Job overview

At Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) we believe in excellent care at the heart of the community.

Are you a dynamic, resourceful leader who would like to contribute to a fast moving and dynamic service?

We are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead within the Community Therapy Team North to provide clinical and professional leadership for the Occupational Therapy staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic forward thinking AHP team, passionate about providing therapy rehabilitation to our patients in the community . You will be well supported in the team and encouraged to expand and develop your leadership skills through supervision and internal training opportunities, to meet the needs of yourself and the service to promote clinical excellence.

The service area covered includes Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex so being a car driver is essential.

Flexible working will be required as the service covers 8am to 6pm.

Main duties of the job

Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead:

• Provide professional Leadership to the Occupational Therapists in the team. • To support the Leadership team in service development and ensuring clinical excellence. • To be part of the Leadership teams daily responsibility for work allocation and triage. • To support and implement service change and development. • To provide regular supervision and complete PDR's for staff. • To ensure all staff are up to date in their competencies. • To hold an active caseload of complex patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will deliver complex clinical care to patients in the community and support other staff with their own caseloads. You will need an excellent and wide-ranging knowledge of a variety of conditions.

You will support colleagues with mentoring, coaching and teaching. The emphasis will be on providing clinical leadership in order to support community patients to maximise their independence and achieve their goals.

You will also provide specialist support to therapy colleagues and work closely with the other clinical and operational leads for therapy services and members of the wider multidisciplinary team, ensuring seamless care for patients going in and out of hospital.

We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills, a demonstrable dedication to personal development and a commitment to providing high quality care to a range of patients with differing needs.