Job summaryWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist to work into our team in Wansbeck General Hospital . The post holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide efficient and effective facilitation of the patient journey within the inpatient setting to achieve safe and timely discharge, seamless transitions, and help avoid unnecessary admission and re-admission to hospital.Main duties of the jobTo ensure service provision is prioritised and service delivery is made effectively within resource constraints.To deliver a comprehensive service for a complex case load.To manage a defined caseload of patients, using evidence based clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.To assess for and monitor the provision of adaptations when appropriate.To provide clinical education, supervision and support to staff and students within the specialist field.To provide specialist advice to families, carers, and other health and social care professionals.To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects through specialist interest and steering groups.To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Occupational Therapy Team across Northumbria Healthcare Trust. To practice within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessments, diagnosis and treatment using clinical reasoning skills.About usWe manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide efficient and effective facilitation of the patient journey through hospital and in community, to achieve safe and timely discharge, seamless transitions and help avoid unnecessary admission and re admission to hospitalTo carry out appraisals with junior and support staff, as delegated by Line Manager.To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide efficient and effective facilitation of the patient journey through hospital and in community, to achieve safe and timely discharge, seamless transitions and help avoid unnecessary admission and re admission to hospital.Managerially responsible to Team LeadClinically responsible to OT manager.To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams/departments and across organisational boundaries.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialDiploma/Degree in O.TState registered with Health Professions Council.DesirablePractice placement qualificationPost Graduate training relevant to specialist area.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustAddressWansbeck HospitalWoodhorn LaneAshingtonNE63 9JJEmployer's websitehttps://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)