Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Cancer and Surgery Group
| Posting date: | 19 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,387 - £80,465 per annum incl. HCA |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE1 7EH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7272990/196-LIS9643 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical lead occupational therapist to work in our established and respected oncology, surgical & orthopaedic clinical service. The postholder will be expert in provision of occupational therapy assessment and treatment of patients with a specialism clinically in any of the following: oncology, renal, orthopaedics or surgical & vascular services.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Trust Professional Lead of occupational therapy and colleagues to ensure the delivery of a high class service to all patients. Along with professional leadership within the clinical group the role will include the day to day operational leadership of oncology and surgical services within the clinical groups and responsibility for Band 6 rotational staff across Guys and St Thomas' Hospital including community services.
• To provide clinical and professional leadership and act as a specialist advisor to Occupational Therapy teams in Acute Adult Services.
• To provide a specialist and expert Occupational Therapy Service to a caseload within own clinical speciality.
• To lead, operationally manage, develop and support staff within designated specialities, leading on service improvements and relevant initiatives.
• To be proactive and responsible for initiating and leading on Occupational Therapy service reviews, development of departmental policy and project work ensuring alignment with strategic Trust initiatives.
• To monitor the use of resources and facilities along with the outcomes of the service to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
• Accountable for Occupational Therapy service delivery to designated specialities ensuring effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders across health and social care.
• To lead on Band 6 rotational staffing across the organisation.
Occupational therapy services are hosted within the Integrated and Specialist Medicine clinical group with a supportive and progressive management structure. All occupational therapy teams are aligned with the speciality clinical group and services operate across many different areas of the Trust including inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
Departmental objectives are founded upon the core principles of the clinical governance framework and Trust Core Values. Research activity, robust evidence based practice and national guidelines drive forward our vision and direct service delivery.
Clinical
1. To be responsible for providing the most complex individual and group client centred assessments in agreed specialities managing the most complex cases addressing occupational performance skills, patterns, context or contexts and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers.
2. To undertake, and act as a source of expertise in providing Occupational Therapy specialist multi-needs assessments using complex and advanced clinical reasoning demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis to develop individual and group goal and task oriented treatment plans.
3. To carry out the most complex physical and functional assessments and treatments using dexterity, co-ordination, manual and sensory skills to facilitate and promote functional independence.
Managerial
To be responsible for the clinical and operational management of designated specialities, providing effective guidance, professional advice, leadership and performance management, ensuring staff performance reflects the changing needs of an acute service.
To lead in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development within Occupational Therapy and designated clinical specialities undertaking proactive management of specific projects.
Initiate and prepare annual service reviews to influence Occupational Therapy & other Directorates business planning, to ensure that the delivery of Occupational Therapy treatment / interventions meets clinical demands.
To manage allocated Occupational Therapy budget and resources, ensuring delivery of a balanced budget.
Communication
1. To be effective in articulating the value base and principles which underpin Occupational Therapy practice representing the unique role of Occupational Therapy to directorates and internal and external stakeholders.
2. To develop and consolidate professional communication links across health and social care including representation at multidisciplinary collaborative forums and networks.
3. To lead and participate in open and challenging multi-disciplinary clinical discussions in the advancement of clinical care
This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Jul 2025
We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated clinical lead occupational therapist to work in our established and respected oncology, surgical & orthopaedic clinical service. The postholder will be expert in provision of occupational therapy assessment and treatment of patients with a specialism clinically in any of the following: oncology, renal, orthopaedics or surgical & vascular services.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Trust Professional Lead of occupational therapy and colleagues to ensure the delivery of a high class service to all patients. Along with professional leadership within the clinical group the role will include the day to day operational leadership of oncology and surgical services within the clinical groups and responsibility for Band 6 rotational staff across Guys and St Thomas' Hospital including community services.
• To provide clinical and professional leadership and act as a specialist advisor to Occupational Therapy teams in Acute Adult Services.
• To provide a specialist and expert Occupational Therapy Service to a caseload within own clinical speciality.
• To lead, operationally manage, develop and support staff within designated specialities, leading on service improvements and relevant initiatives.
• To be proactive and responsible for initiating and leading on Occupational Therapy service reviews, development of departmental policy and project work ensuring alignment with strategic Trust initiatives.
• To monitor the use of resources and facilities along with the outcomes of the service to ensure optimum efficiency and effectiveness.
• Accountable for Occupational Therapy service delivery to designated specialities ensuring effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders across health and social care.
• To lead on Band 6 rotational staffing across the organisation.
Occupational therapy services are hosted within the Integrated and Specialist Medicine clinical group with a supportive and progressive management structure. All occupational therapy teams are aligned with the speciality clinical group and services operate across many different areas of the Trust including inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
Departmental objectives are founded upon the core principles of the clinical governance framework and Trust Core Values. Research activity, robust evidence based practice and national guidelines drive forward our vision and direct service delivery.
Clinical
1. To be responsible for providing the most complex individual and group client centred assessments in agreed specialities managing the most complex cases addressing occupational performance skills, patterns, context or contexts and activity demands in collaboration with patients and carers.
2. To undertake, and act as a source of expertise in providing Occupational Therapy specialist multi-needs assessments using complex and advanced clinical reasoning demonstrating critical thinking, reflection and analysis to develop individual and group goal and task oriented treatment plans.
3. To carry out the most complex physical and functional assessments and treatments using dexterity, co-ordination, manual and sensory skills to facilitate and promote functional independence.
Managerial
To be responsible for the clinical and operational management of designated specialities, providing effective guidance, professional advice, leadership and performance management, ensuring staff performance reflects the changing needs of an acute service.
To lead in the operational planning and implementation of policy and service development within Occupational Therapy and designated clinical specialities undertaking proactive management of specific projects.
Initiate and prepare annual service reviews to influence Occupational Therapy & other Directorates business planning, to ensure that the delivery of Occupational Therapy treatment / interventions meets clinical demands.
To manage allocated Occupational Therapy budget and resources, ensuring delivery of a balanced budget.
Communication
1. To be effective in articulating the value base and principles which underpin Occupational Therapy practice representing the unique role of Occupational Therapy to directorates and internal and external stakeholders.
2. To develop and consolidate professional communication links across health and social care including representation at multidisciplinary collaborative forums and networks.
3. To lead and participate in open and challenging multi-disciplinary clinical discussions in the advancement of clinical care
This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Jul 2025