Lead Occupational Therapist– Neuro Hospital - Leatherhead – Up to £50,000

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are currently looking for a Lead Occupational Therapist to join a fantastic Neurological Hospital in Leatherhead.

The hospital is a state of the art 48 bedded rehab centre offering four different client pathways to include Neuro Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation, Complex Neurological Care and Out Patient / Respite Services

We have worked closely with this provider on opening many of their new services and received outstanding feedback from nurses and ODPs working there based on the quality of training, work-life balance and standards of the services. The company is recognised nationally for the excellent standard of care & industry leading patient satisfaction reports.

As a Lead Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for:

* To be responsible for the day to day Occupational Therapy organisation ensuring that all clients are given timely, appropriate, effective occupational therapy treatment and discharge planning.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing comprehensive assessments of clients who have had a neurological injury, illness and impairments including those with complex presentations and develop agreed problem lists and holistic treatment plans.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence-based practice, current NICE guidelines and clinical expertise to determine appropriate rehabilitation programs and discharge / continuing care plans.
• To oversee the quality and efficiency of the OT teams clinical resources providing support to less experienced OTs.
• To hold your own designated clinical caseload of clients and maintain up to date professional documentation according to professional and departmental standards.
• To assess and monitor clients effectively so to progress them through their rehabilitation providing optimal chance of recovery and retrieval of physical and cognitive function.
• To act as a key worker for clients in the Care and Rehabilitation Centre, appropriately coordinating a safe, smooth and timely discharge, liaising with all personnels as appropriate.
• To be able to confidently and competently offer a wide range of Occupational therapy interventions and approaches to your clients in the Care and Rehabilitation Centre, demonstrating knowledge and skills in the delivery of FES, splinting, complex posture and seating requirements and upper limb management.
• To be able to actively participate in the various MDT clinical meetings sharing expert OT opinion which are required to support the client rehabilitation journey, such as weekly MDM and ward rounds, discharge, rehab planning and family meetings.
• To demonstrate clinical effectiveness and change through intervention; this will include the knowledge and ability to set discipline specific and wider MDT goals and complete clinically relevant outcome measures.
• To be able to effectively complete required reports for discharge or funding purposes.
• To be able to carry out the necessary home and discharge visits for clients as appropriate and to be able to assist the wider Occupational Therapy team in the same; ensuring safety for all team members is maintained and lone working is effectively monitored.
• To demonstrate knowledge and skills in the identification and prescription of equipment and specialist equipment for clients presenting with neurological conditions.
• To explore and promote options for Occupational Therapy Service development working alongside other senior occupational therapists and your wider team to effectively implement and monitor any proposed changes in occupational therapy practice.
• As the Occupational Therapy Team lead, you will be required to work closely with your Head of Clinical Services and the wider senior leadership team in order to identify, propose and support the implementation of any changes to neurorehabilitation practice, in order to ensure that an integrated therapy service is offered in a well-planned and cohesive manner