Description
The Barnet Community Occupational Therapist Team Lead role is based in London with North London NHS Foundation Trust. The salary for this position ranges from £55,524 to £62,652 per annum.
The Community Occupational Therapists provide assessment and treatment programmes to clients living in the borough of Barnet. They offer specialist therapy assessments and individual occupational therapy, as well as delivering groups in partnership with community teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the Occupational Therapy services across the Barnet Mental Health Teams
- Holding a clinical occupational therapy case load within a designated team and providing complex case support
- Offering advice and consultation regarding occupational therapy and clinical needs of service users
- Supervising and supporting the professional development of staff and students
- Being an active member of the AHP community across the Community Care Group and wider Trust
- Working with the borough and care group leadership for service development
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Diploma, BSc, or MSc in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of CPD/reflective practice
- Significant experience of working with people with mental health conditions
- Broad base experience at band 5 and band 6 or equivalent in relevant fields
- Experience of supervising and managing junior staff
- Experience of working autonomously and being responsible for own practice
Benefits of working with North London NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Opportunities for leadership development and management training
- Flexible working and health and wellbeing initiatives
- NHS discounts, generous annual leave, and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network