Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic,  and dynamic  Occupational Therapist to join our established Complex Rehabilitation  Team at Castle Hill Hospital, as Clinical Lead OT.  This is an opportunity  for a candidate to consolidate and further improve leadership and clinical skills at a senior level.  

The post holder will work alongside MDT colleagues to support the assessment of need across a range of clinical conditions which present within complex rehabilitation with varying degrees of complexity. 

 It is expected that the applicant for this post will have comprehensive experience working in the areas of  clinical neurosciences,  preferably with experience in neurosurgery/ neuro- rehabilitation, including acute NHS experience.

The applicant will be able to demonstrate a proven ability to proficiently assess cognition and performance using both standardised and non- standardised assessment, which is a pre- requisite for this post. 

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide joint leadership to the complex rehabilitation team therapy team, and clinically will be responsible for the comprehensive  assessment, rehabilitation, onward care and discharge planning to patients referred by the MDT. 

The Post holder will work clinically as part of as an Integrated Therapy team, ward MDT and wider MDT  to deliver highly skilled assessment, interventions, discharge planning, and signposting to various services across the region. Networking and building partnerships with other agencies involved in patient care to both identify and address immediate and ongoing needs.

The post holder will be responsible for the training ,development, and work performance of the therapy team, in collaboration of the Physiotherapy Clinical Leads . 

The Clinical lead OT will contribute to the management and development of the Neurosurgery therapy team in conjunction with the Senior Therapy Manager, and complex rehabilitation Management teams. Attending senior meetings in relation to Clinical Governance and Operational meetings. 

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly as there is an expectation that staff in the team support with providing a seven day service.

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.