Occupational Therapy Team Lead Medicine

We have an exciting opportunity for an advanced specialist Occupational Therapist for Medicine to join our Occupational Therapy Department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital as Team Lead.

You will be a versatile and enthusiastic OT, clinically expert in the management of acute medical patients.

The service includes leading the Medicine OT Team to provide services to wards including respiratory, gastroenterology, renal, oncology and haematology, rheumatology, endocrine and cardiac care specialties.

• To be an occupational therapist clinical expert in the management of patients in Medicine for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT)
• To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Medicine Occupational Therapy team in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead
• To use expert Occupational Therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Occupational Therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner
• To ensure a high quality, effective Occupational Therapy service.
• To be a member of the Occupational Therapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the department.
• To deputise for the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead as required.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Readings biggest employer.

To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the Medicine Occupational Therapy team in conjunction with the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead.

Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to this advert for detailed responsibilities.