Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist: Children's
- West London
- £64,156-71,148 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Inspire and motivate others to deliver best practice and to continually improve standards in line with the evidence base and national guidelines.
- Provide clinical leadership and influence for planning and service delivery within clinical area of expertise.
- To demonstrate professional skills, standards and experience consistent with a specialist in the field and to ensure/oversee that services provided comply with professional and departmental standards of practice in collaboration with the Clinical service leads /clinical academics and clinical leads.
- To maintain and develop a breadth of knowledge of highly specialist assessment and intervention skills, including knowledge of appropriate specialist aids and equipment relevant to area of practice and to manage a clinical caseload as compatible with management responsibilities.
- Promote and develop a learning environment within area of practice using a collaborative approach.
- Support research awareness and activity within the team, in collaboration with the clinical academics and clinical leads in therapies.
- To promote evidence based practice.
- To maintain and enhance skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practise.
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health & Care Professions Council registration.
- Evidence of experience /post graduate training and education to Masters level or equivalent and CPD relevant to speciality area.
- Evidence of structured training on appraisal and supervisory skills
- Evidence of continuous and current professional and academic development relevant to clinical field
- Leadership/ Management training
- Evidence of post graduate training in basic research skills e.g. literature reviews, critical appraisal.
- Masters or PhD degree in relevant subject
- Membership of relevant professional groups/ relevant Specialist interest group
- Extensive experience post qualification with evidenced experience at a senior level within relevant speciality
- Experience of supervising qualified therapy staff and students
- Experience of managing staff on performance and other workforce policies
- Experience of incident investigation and implementation of change of practice as a result
- Significant success in multidisciplinary/multi agency working.
- Evaluation of clinical practice including participation in research/audit/service evaluation and quality improvement projects.
- Demonstrate evidence of learning from experience and having undertaken formal and informal CPD, both general and specific to clinical field/ speciality
- Experience of leading an effective team
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care.
- Experience of supporting a culture of research awareness.
- Experience at band 8a level
- Clinical leadership of other disciplines
- Expert clinical reasoning skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of the relevant clinical area.
- Specialist knowledge and application of best evidence based practice in relevant speciality area and application of therapy assessments and intervention
- Ability to articulate vision of the therapy service in the clinical area.
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management.
- Ability to communicate effectively and flexibly, and to adapt communication style to the needs of patients and staff.
- To lead, inspire motivate and empower teams using effective clinical leadership qualities in an integrated service
- Ability to mentor, coach and support patients, staff and colleagues.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Proven negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Skills in presentation and training in both formal and informal environments
- Ability to command the confidence of the multidisciplinary team members
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate and work to deadline effectively
- Ability to cope with working in a potentially stressful environment and with patients or carers who may be displaying aggressive and or challenging behaviour
- Ability to prepare service level reports e.g. demand/activity
- Proven excellence in developing/and providing education and teaching to other professionals and students
- Advanced computer skills.
- Evidence of presentation at national level
- Poster or presentation published or presented at a peer review setting.
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Health & Care Professions Council registration.
- Evidence of experience /post graduate training and education to Masters level or equivalent and CPD relevant to speciality area.
- Evidence of structured training on appraisal and supervisory skills
- Evidence of continuous and current professional and academic development relevant to clinical field
- Leadership/ Management training
- Evidence of post graduate training in basic research skills e.g. literature reviews, critical appraisal.
- Masters or PhD degree in relevant subject
- Membership of relevant professional groups/ relevant Specialist interest group
- Extensive experience post qualification with evidenced experience at a senior level within relevant speciality
- Experience of supervising qualified therapy staff and students
- Experience of managing staff on performance and other workforce policies
- Experience of incident investigation and implementation of change of practice as a result
- Significant success in multidisciplinary/multi agency working.
- Evaluation of clinical practice including participation in research/audit/service evaluation and quality improvement projects.
- Demonstrate evidence of learning from experience and having undertaken formal and informal CPD, both general and specific to clinical field/ speciality
- Experience of leading an effective team
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care.
- Experience of supporting a culture of research awareness.
- Experience at band 8a level
- Clinical leadership of other disciplines
- Expert clinical reasoning skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of the relevant clinical area.
- Specialist knowledge and application of best evidence based practice in relevant speciality area and application of therapy assessments and intervention
- Ability to articulate vision of the therapy service in the clinical area.
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management.
- Ability to communicate effectively and flexibly, and to adapt communication style to the needs of patients and staff.
- To lead, inspire motivate and empower teams using effective clinical leadership qualities in an integrated service
- Ability to mentor, coach and support patients, staff and colleagues.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships.
- Proven negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- Skills in presentation and training in both formal and informal environments
- Ability to command the confidence of the multidisciplinary team members
- Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate and work to deadline effectively
- Ability to cope with working in a potentially stressful environment and with patients or carers who may be displaying aggressive and or challenging behaviour
- Ability to prepare service level reports e.g. demand/activity
- Proven excellence in developing/and providing education and teaching to other professionals and students
- Advanced computer skills.
- Evidence of presentation at national level
- Poster or presentation published or presented at a peer review setting.