Address Exciting opportunities for Occupational therapy at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. If you are passionate about patient care and supporting people with stroke to optimise function this is the role for you.
The specialist role would suit an Occupational Therapist with a keen interest and clinical experience in stroke, who would like the opportunity to continue developing their specialist clinical skills alongside developing their skills in clinical leadership, team management and development. The post holder will work across the Hyper Acute and Acute Stroke Services.
As part of the multi-disciplinary team you will be integral to the team management and lead on service development and quality improvement projects. There are opportunities to be involved in research within the trust and thus develop your research skills and knowledge.
You will receive regular supervision from the Lead therapist’s to support your clinical and professional development. We actively support continuing personal and professional development through an established performance development review (PDR) system, in-service training and external courses. There are also opportunities to undertake formal postgraduate study. Career progression is actively supported and encouraged.
Imperial has developed a clinical academic pathway where the benefits of research and evidence-based practice is supported and promoted at all levels of staff from band 5 to 8.
We have a 12 month fixed term contract available, and will consider applicants who would prefer a substantive role.
To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised occupational therapy assessment, treatment and management of patients managed under the stroke services
To determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management and those of more junior staff providing a comprehensive and appropriate occupational therapy service to neurosciences, stroke and neuro-trauma.
To provide leadership to the in-patient stroke team alongside peers and the Clinical therapy leads stroke.
To undertake a significant clinical caseload working as an autonomous practitioner at a specialist level with other health professionals.
To be responsible for service development within the team, to implement policy and policy changes within the clinical area in partnership with MDT colleagues.
To deputise for the Clinical leads in the stroke.
To present a positive and inspirational role model for all team members.
To develop close working relationships and service links with the Clinical Team Lead Therapists for neurosciences, stroke, major trauma and orthopaedics, critical care and trauma and orthopaedics
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
