Job overview

Fixed Term/Secondment  - 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist  to work as a Therapy Team Leader across our community beds. This role is an ideal opportunity for anyone looking to develop their skills in a leadership and transformation in relation to our bed based therapy model. The role includes operational management duties in relation to the therapy staff working across our community beds alongside clinical time to support patients and develop clinical excellence.

The role will be varied as we have both IMC and D2A beds across a mix of settings in Bolton. The successful candidate will work flexibly to support the therapy staff that working with patients in these beds.

We are looking for applicants who are forward thinking, enthusiastic and motivated with a passion for leadership as well as clinical excellence. The successful applicant will  co-lead a therapy team of OT’s, PT’s, Assistant Practitioners and therapy assistants.

As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

This role will be  responsible for the operational management of the community beds therapy team on a day to day basis.

This role will work closely with our Community Beds Health and Care Leadership Team that work across our Intermediate Care and Discharge to Assess Beds to ensure the delivery of a safe and high quality service. 

You will be responsible for leading on service development projects, as part of a wider transformation programme across our community beds.

This role will be responsible for maintaining training, appraisals, supervision with the team as well as  having a thorough working knowledge of the team’s clinical caseload in order to provide clinical support to the team and ensure flow.

An element of the role will also include a clear focus on integration within the community beds with our colleagues across Bolton FT, Bolton Council and excellent communication is vital.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.                                                          
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.