Occupational Therapy Professional Lead

at  Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Provide a creative outlook and horizon scanning to ensure that the profession delivers services that are as effective as possible, reflecting the needs of the local population and financial resources, now and into the future.Acts as the Occupational Therapy Professional advisor to Care Unit/Care Group to achieve an effective patient centred service.Provides clinical and professional leadership for the profession across multiple clinical teams/services/care unitsEstablishes forums across areas, connecting profession and reducing disenfranchisement and isolationRepresents the profession at agreed forums within the Care Unit, Care Group and Trust wide Professional Advisory GroupsProvides expert professional and specialist advice to the management team and clinicians regarding clinical, professional and service development issues to support transformation, business and clinical governanceEnsures compliance with national standards and implementation within the specialism and profession ensuring consistent delivery of best practiceChallenges clinical practice from a position of professional knowledge and expertiseProvides professional supervision to staff plus clinical and managerial as appropriate.Acts as a role model, supporting and motivating othersUndertakes workforce planning, skill mix reviews, staff recruitment and retention analysis.Leads recruitment of uni-professional staff and improves recruitment and retention through uunderstanding specific local demography and impact on service demand and supplyAssess, develop, support and implement programs of care and treatment to meet the complex and specialist needs of the patients.Promotes multi-disciplinary liaison and collaborative practice within and between services, care units, wider Trust and other agencies. Education Ensure staff have appropriate skills, training, supervision and equipment to safely carry out their roles and escalate where this is not the caseEnsure the professional growth and skills through reflective practice, PAD process, appropriate supervision processes, CPD and wider training and Identifies training, resource and development needs.Responsible for the professional development, supervision and mentoring of registered and non-registered AHP workforce - including opportunities for rotation and apprenticeshipsDevelops induction and/or preceptorship of staffFacilitate and evaluate robust and professional student placements, working collaboratively with the HEIs and Trust AHP Practice Learning and Education FacilitatorProvides advice and support as part of HEI revalidation of pre-registration trainingPlans, delivers and evaluates learning and development to others, both within uni-professional context and across other professions as appropriateEnsures ongoing advice, consultation and education for commissioners, Primary care and other agencies about the role of Occupational Therapy.Contribute to work of Professional body supporting guidance, body of evidence and example

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