About the role
Salary: £28.69 an hour
We have an Exciting opportunity for an Advanced Occupational
Therapist in South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust to join
Inpatient AHPs at Brooklands Hospital. You will be responsible for working as
part of a multidisciplinary Therapy Team providing Occupational Therapy input
within Assessment and Treatment Services and Forensic Learning Disability
Services. You will manage a clinical caseload, delivering high-quality,
person-centred interventions while contributing to the ongoing development and
delivery of the Occupational Therapy service at Brooklands. The role involves
supporting and supervising junior and support staff as appropriate, as well as
leading on service development initiatives in line with Trust priorities and
agreed timescales. You will also play a key role in shaping clinical practice
and ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based occupational therapy provision
across the service.
As an Advanced Occupational Therapist you will
be responsible for managing a specialist clinical caseload comprising
individuals with complex occupational therapy needs. You will be responsible
for supporting the interpretation of referrals and undertaking structured
initial interviews to establish a clear understanding of presentation and
background history. You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive
assessments to identify functional abilities, barriers to participation, and
areas requiring therapeutic intervention. You will be responsible for
supporting the formulation of individualised treatment approaches, working
collaboratively with patients, carers, families, and multidisciplinary
colleagues to ensure coordinated input. You will be responsible for managing
the delivery of planned interventions across both inpatient and community
settings, ensuring appropriate adaptation of approaches in response to clinical
need and service context
TO provide strategic leadership within the inpatient
Occupational Therapy service, contributing to service planning and operational
direction to ensure delivery aligns with organisational priorities and quality standards.
This will include actively participating in leadership discussions and
supporting the implementation of agreed service improvements.