Principal Occupational Therapist inStoke-on-Trent inStoke-on-Trent PUBLISHED
THU 24 OCT 2024
Candidates are expected to have senior management experience and be prepared to embrace the dynamic challenges of working within an acute healthcare setting. The position not only offers the opportunity to lead and guide therapy teams but also encourages participation in both internal and external training programs. Interested applicants can contact Jane Teasdale for more information or to schedule an informal visit.
Occupational Therapist Professional Lead 0.4wte 15 hours (12 month secondment)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist with a proven track record of leading and developing staff and services to join the Urgent Care/ Medical and Surgical Divisions Divisional Therapy Management team to provide Occupational Therapy professional leadership at the University Hospital of North Midlands.
The therapy teams for Urgent Care/ Medical and Surgical Divisions provide both inpatient and outpatient services across Royal Stoke and County Hospitals and cover the specialities of:-
- A&E and SDEC
- Acute Medical wards
- Frailty wards
- Respiratory Medicine including MND
- Critical Care
- Surgical Special Care
- Elective and Emergency Surgical wards
- Oncology and Renal Services
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Amputee
- Elective Orthopaedic Unit
- Hands Therapy
This is a really exciting opportunity for someone to demonstrate their leadership and management skills in a fast paced acute setting as well as providing clinical expertise and guidance to the teams. This speciality lends itself naturally to innovative ways of working and we are looking for a creative thinking individual who thrives on new challenges and is able to demonstrate a solution focussed approach in problem solving.
Support will be provided by the other Principal Therapists and Divisional Therapy managers and continuous development is provided through appraisal, internal training and external learning. Participate in Trust and external leading programs are actively encouraged. The successful candidate will be expected to fully invest in the Trust Values of Compassion, Improving, Safer and Together.
The ideal candidate will already have experience at senior management level and be able to embrace the challenges and opportunities of working in an acute trust. If you are able to take on this dynamic post we look forward to hearing from you.
For further information or an informal visit please contact Jane Teasdale on telephone number /675437 or email
About us
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For more details on the post, please contact Jane Teasdale.
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