Experts at Hand Clinical & Operational Lead – Occupational Therapy

• Lead the strategic, operational and clinical delivery of the Occupational Therapy element of the Experts at Hand programme.
• Drive service innovation and continuous improvement in line with national SEND reforms.
• Work collaboratively with senior leaders across health, education and social care.
• Lead and develop a team of Highly Specialist Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.
• Provide expert advice, consultation and clinical leadership for complex situations.
• Monitor service performance, outcomes and quality standards.
• Manage resources effectively and contribute to budget management.
• Lead workforce development, supervision, training and succession planning.
• Represent the service at local, regional and national forums.

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Essential

• Degree or Diploma (Occupational therapy)
• Professional registration with HCPC.
• Post graduate clinical/ management qualification or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
• Significant demonstrable experience of and demonstrable achievement in managing education/ health/social care services
• Member of relevant professional body e.g. RCOT

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience providing highly specialist occupational therapy interventions to children and young people with complex needs
• Experience of operational and/or clinical leadership of a therapy service or team
• Experience of line management, including appraisal, performance and professional development of staff
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with education, local authority, health and other stakeholders in the redesign of services
• Experience of effectively leading and implementing change and service transformation
• Experience of budget management / management of resources
• Experience of managing complaints, disputes, resolutions and/or Serious Incidents
• Experience of working and coproducing within, or in close partnership with, education and early years settings and of SEND / EHCP processes

Essential

• Highly expert knowledge and skills in occupational therapy needs in children and young people
• Advanced knowledge of current legislation, the SEND Code of Practice, the graduated approach and the national SEND reform / Experts at Hand programme, spanning education and health
• Ability to provide strategic and operational leadership and to translate national policy into local delivery
• Highly developed communication, negotiation and influencing skills, including the ability to manage complex and contentious information
• Ability to analyse and interpret Key Performance Indicators, activity and outcome data to drive improvement
• Ability to plan, organise and adjust a broad, complex range of activities across multiple partners and settings
• Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management and safeguarding, and their application in practice
• Compassionate, inclusive leadership skills and the ability to motivate, develop and support staff

Essential

• Able to travel across sites in Buckinghamshire.
• Ability to work flexibly across sites and to attend system and partnership meetings as required