Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for your next leadership challenge?
We are seeking an enthusiastic, forward-thinking and motivated Occupational Therapist to lead our Acute Medical Occupational Therapy Team at East Surrey Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join our department at a time of significant development and transformation, helping to shape services that support timely assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning for patients across our acute medical pathways.
As Team Lead, you will provide clinical, operational and professional leadership to a highly skilled team delivering services across Acute Medical wards. Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, you will drive innovation, support service improvement and ensure patients receive high-quality, patient-centred care.
The post holder will:
Provide clinical and operational leadership for the Acute Medical Occupational Therapy Team.
Manage and develop a team of Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers, Technical Instructors and students.
Deliver expert clinical assessment and intervention for patients with complex needs.
Support safe and efficient patient flow through early assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
Lead on service development, quality improvement, audit and governance initiatives.
Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and cross-organisational partners.
Support staff wellbeing, professional development and performance management.
Contribute to strategic planning and service redesign across therapy services.
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
What We Offer
A supportive and inclusive therapy leadership team.
Opportunities for leadership development and career progression.
Access to quality improvement, research and service development projects.
Regular supervision, appraisal and professional development support.
Flexible working opportunities where service needs allow.
A friendly and ambitious department committed to innovation and excellence.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
