Job overview

We are looking for a Team Lead Occupational Therapist to join our Acute Occupational Therapy Service at the Walton Centre.  We are a team of occupational therapists, assistants and a degree apprentice providing care across the acute inpatient wards covering neurology and neurosurgery.

As Team Lead for the service, you will be responsible for providing day to day support and management of the team including clinical support and supervision and team management.  You will manage a clinical caseload alongside the team and work closely with clinical colleagues across the Trust. 

If you have proven experience within a relevant neurology speciality such as stroke, early supported discharge, community neurology or other relevant experience we are interested to hear from you.  Experience in a regional neurosciences unit is not essential.

As Team Lead for the service you will also be responsible for recruitment, student training, service objectives and liaising with teams both internally and externally to promote and advocate for the acute occupational therapy service.

You will be part of the wider Therapy Service at the Walton Centre and be supported by the Head of Therapies, team leads and your Occupational Therapy peers to integrate into your new role.  You will be supported to access additional education and training as required.

If you would like to discuss the role or have any further questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Main duties of the job

• Operational leadership including day to day staff management, sickness management, clinical supervision, roster and workforce planning support.
• Manage a clinical caseload and support with the caseload management of all patients requiring occupational therapy assessment, treatment and support within the service.
• Liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure Occupational Therapy is promoted within direct patient care and wider clinical services.
• Ensure all patient care is delivered in line with best practice and relevant clinical guidelines, supporting all Occupational Therapy staff members to deliver excellence in neuroscience

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.