To provide expert clinical leadership within the MDTUndertake professional leadership and act as a clinical exemplar within the team To act as an autonomous clinician accountable for both your own and all delegated clinical tasksContribute to the development of service strategy and clinical standard operating proceduresEstablish local networks internally and externallyRepresent the team and the service at Trust and, where appropriate, strategic meetingsPackage DescriptionAs a Team Leader - Occupational Therapist, you’ll be part of our valued team at our service in Luton.You will feel valued as an Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: £46,148 - £52,809 Band 7 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditionsFree tea, coffee, and milk at your base location Plentiful on site-parkingMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year Main ResponsibilitiesTo provide skilled team leadership, ensuring an effective, high quality service is delivered within the inpatient therapy teamTo use highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills to manage a complex caseload as an autonomous practitionerTo act as a specialist resource for the multi-disciplinary team both on the ward and the wider community servicesTo work with the MDT to develop, monitor and evaluate the service, including organising and implementing service development and change as appropriateTo plan and prioritise the service’s delivery to ensure appropriate management of patientsEnsure supervision of staff members within the team is being undertaken as per policyFor a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description. The Ideal CandidateQualificationOccupational Therapy Degree HCPC RegistrationExperienceHighly developed professional knowledge base, supported by educational development and different work environments.Knowledge of current political drivers in relation to health and social care issuesHighly developed knowledge of general management practice, including organisational performance management, finance, human resources and equality and diversity.Skills & Knowledge Significant relevant B6 experienceLeadership experienceExperience of multidisciplinary working Experience of auditUnderstanding & involvement of Clinical Governance and risk assessmentSpecial Requirements To be able to cover shifts 7 days a week 8am-8pmTo work cross siteFor a full person spec please see attached Job Description. About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. 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