Clinical Lead Therapist - Acute and Respiratory Medicine

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Clinical Lead Therapist - Acute and Respiratory Medicine NHS AfC: Band 8a

Main area Clinical Lead Therapist - Acute and Respiratory Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 35 hours per week (7 day working required) Job ref 321-MRC B8A

Site John Radcliffe Hospital Town Oxford Salary £55,690 - £62,682 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/10/:59

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job overview

Thank you for your interest in this exciting role, as Clinical Lead Therapist in Acute and Respiratory Medicine. We are seeking a high performing clinician and leader committed to improving the lives of patients attending our emergency department and/or needing admission to our acute medicine and respiratory wards.

If you're passionate about elderly care and frailty medicine, eager to work in a dynamic team, and motivated to lead service innovation and research, this is an incredible opportunity to advance your career and make a lasting difference to patient care in Oxford.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical expertise, effective leadership and service management to occupational therapists, physiotherapists and assistant therapists working within Acute and Respiratory Medicine.
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of clinical practice.
• To deliver advanced knowledge, skills and clinical expertise in frailty, medicine and/or respiratory care.

Person specification Qualifications, experience and skills

• Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
• Registered with the HCPC as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
• Significant and extensive post qualification experience as a therapist working in Acute or Respiratory Medicine or Frailty.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings.

Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.