Band 7 Occupational Therapist Medical Team Lead

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values, Hours - Fixed term 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours per week) to cover 2 bank holiday shifts per year and future 1 in 4 weekend working pattern.
Are you an Occupational Therapist with a passion to excel, strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in an integrated team? Are you a motivated and energetic individual ready to lead a workforce on the front line? Then this post might be the challenge you have been looking for.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy available on the Weston Hospital site Integrated Medical Therapy Team., Our Occupational Therapy Band 7 Integrated Medical Therapy Team Lead vacancy covers the medical inpatient wards. The successful candidate will be responsible for jointly leading a team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Technicians on the Older Persons Therapy Wards. They will be responsible for the everyday running of service delivery, with support from the other Band 7 Integrated Team Leads. You will be demonstrating clinical leadership and expertise on the wards and supporting the integrated team to deliver high quality care., the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge., We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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+ Significant post graduate experience of multidisciplinary team work, with exposure to working in an NHS environment
+ Strong knowledge and expertise in working in acute adult medical care, older persons acute care, neurological interventions and aspects of orthopaedic experience
+ Experience of working in close collaboration with community services, social care, and voluntary sector organisations in order to deliver safe transition of care from hospital.
+ Experience in service development and in organising and implementing teaching/ training programmes for healthcare professionals and service users.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting