B7 Lead Occupational Therapist- Mid SurreyNHS
Job summary
Lead Occupational Therapist in Adult Mental Health Are you ready to lead and inspire?
Join us as aLead Occupational Therapistin Adult Mental Health and take on an exciting role that combines leadership, clinical expertise, and transformative work.
Why This Role?
- Leadership & Governance: Provide clinical and leadership oversight and support to our adult communities' occupational therapists.
- Clinical Excellence:Retain a clinical role, ensuring hands-on involvement and impact.
- Flexible Working: Operate across the Trust, with responsibilities in Mid Surrey and Surrey Downs.
- Professional Development:Benefit from a robust CPD program and development opportunities.
- Innovative Practices:Utilize the Model of Human Occupation for assessments and interventions, offering both individual and group work.
Be Part of a Dynamic Team
- Collaborative Environment:Monthly leadership team meetings to drive strategic initiatives.
- Supportive Network: Work alongside dedicated professionals committed to mental health transformation
The position provides leadership across the adult communities and based at Community Mental Health Recovery Services in Mid Surrey . Based in 18 Mole Business Park, Leatherhead, the postholder will be expected to work flexibly within all the Communities services with travel to Elmbridge and across Mole Valley as need arises.
If you're passionate about mental health and ready to lead, apply now and be a part of our mission to transform lives!!
Main duties of the job
Job Overview
1. To provide compassionate and effective leadership to the occupational therapists within the service/locality/sector.
2. To contribute to the overall leadership of the service/locality/sector.
3. To provide high quality and evidence based occupational therapy assessment and interventions, both group and individual, to people with complex needs who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the occupational therapy pathways.
4. To communicate effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, directors, associate directors, people who access services, carers/supporter/family members, stakeholders and agencies.
5. To provide supervision and mentoring to occupational therapists within the occupational therapy service.
6. To ensure the delivery occupational therapy student placements.
7. To lead on service development and audits both within individual services and the wider occupational therapy service.
8. To be an active member of the overall occupational therapy leadership team.
9. To actively contribute to the continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities within the wider occupational therapy service.
Job description
Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.
About us
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.