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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
249-6853691
Employer
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Swindon Intermediate Care Centre
Town
Swindon
Salary
拢46,148 - 拢52,809 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Orchard Therapy team lead

NHS AfC: Band 7

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a unique organisation, serving as the sole integrated provider in the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire system. Our scope extends beyond boundaries as we oversee adult community services in Swindon and provide acute care from the Great Western Hospital.聽

Our 5,500 staff have 1.2m patient contacts a year, with 13,000 operations carried out in our Theatres, around 4,000 babies born, and our emergency attendances are now well over 100,000 per year. Those numbers only tell part of our story about what an exciting time it is to join Great Western Hospitals.

We are cultivating a culture that fosters our ambitions, prioritising equality, diversion, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership. We aim to create an environment where every member of our team can truly thrive.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer; all applicants who have a disability can opt to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, which means that, providing they meet the minimum essential criteria for the post, they will be offered an interview. We are also proudly accredited as a Veteran Aware organisation and have signed The Armed Forces Covenant.

If we receive a high volume of applications, we may close adverts prior to the published closing date. Therefore, we advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Job overview

We have an exciting band 7 team leadership opportunity in the Therapy team in Swindon Intermediate Care Centre.

You will be leading the Orchard Therapy Team, working closely with the other band 7 Therapists in the team and with the Ward Manager on Orchard.

Orchard ward have started Improvement huddles using Improving Together Methodology聽 and you will be adding leadership and direction to this process.

This service will be transitioning to HCRG Care Group from the 1st April 2025. The successful candidate may transfer over (under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) on the terms and conditions they are employed on. Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring a smooth transition for everyone involved

Main duties of the job

You will be overseeing , coordinating and developing the Therapy service in your clinical area within Swindon Intermediate care Centre. Providing specialist clinical support and professional leadership to a team of qualified and non-qualified staff and the wider MDT. 聽You will be a representative for Therapy, providing service updates and contributing to the wider senior leadership team, deputising for the Stroke Therapy Team Lead when necessary.

Working for our organisation

鈥淥ur STAR values 鈥 Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect 鈥 are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.鈥

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To ensure the achievement of National, local and Trust performance indicators, to deliver a high quality, effective service, where patient experience and safety is central.聽
  • To demonstrate leadership including change management skills through the management of designated projects, which contribute to the department鈥檚 clinical governance and service development plan and its implementation e.g. developing care pathways, setting and monitoring of standards, being the occupational therapy lead in multidisciplinary working groups.
  • To lead on the implementation of local and National guidelines to meet local clinical governance standards.聽
  • 聽Ensure Trust clinical and non-clinical policies, procedures and guidelines are strictly adhered to at all times.
  • 聽Make recommendations for changes to practice and may lead the implementation of specific changes to practice.
  • To undertake and lead audits relevant to the service area, disseminating findings at local level

Please see the attached job description for full information

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registered
  • BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy or equivalent training and experience.
  • Evidence of post graduate training
  • Willingness to undertake further training
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership training courses
  • Practice Educator training/qualification
  • RCOT membership

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Specialist clinical experience in Rehabilitation, complex caseload management and discharge planning.
  • Ability to assess and identify complex equipment to facilitate safe discharges.
  • Leading within a multi professional team, sharing specialist skills and coordinating complex discharges
  • Understanding and experience of working with Partner Organisations and Community Teams.
Desirable criteria
  • Service review and change management
  • Participation in recruitment process
  • Experience of budget management and workforce planning
  • Experience of incident and complaint management

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of HCPC standards and RCOT standards and code of practice.
  • Ability to use relevant IT systems and devices i.e. Nerve Centre, ipods.
  • Ability to prepare and deliver presentations.
  • Ability to use cognitive assessments to assess patient鈥檚 needs and support discharge planning
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to form working relationships across organisations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran Awarehttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/kickstart-scheme-employer-resources/kickstart-scheme-brand-guidelines

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Anne Kettlewell
Job title
Stroke Therapy Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01793 605528