Job Description

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL & WESTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST



Adult Therapies Department



Band 7 Occupational Therapist - Medical Respiratory Therapy Team Lead BRI site.



Fixed term with end date of 25/10/2026, full time (37.5 hours per week 1.0 WTE)



An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive, experienced Occupational Therapist who has recent acute and respiratory experience, who enjoys working in a fully integrated Therapy team to join our fantastic team of Band 7 leads in the BRI Med/Resp team. This is a great opportunity to gain some band 7 Team Lead experience in this fixed term post.



We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has advanced skills in acute and respiratory medicine, who can treat and manage complex medical patients in an in-patient environment and is confident to challenge current practice and ensure that our patients receive up-to-date evidence-based treatments.



You will be naturally empathetic, demonstrating good communication skills to facilitate close working relationships with both service users and staff.



You will need to be creative and flexible to meet the changing needs of the caseload and service.



You will demonstrate leadership qualities and take an active interest in the teaching and development of others.?The role will also include profession specific supervision to the Occupational Therapist working in the Medical Team.



You will manage your own caseload, alongside overseeing the workload of the other team members



There will be a commitment to 1:4 weekend working + 2 bank holiday throughout a year.



For further information or an informal chat please contact Daisy Gold (Therapy Pathway Lead for Medicine) on 01934 647 102



University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.



For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.