Job summary
- Main area
- Therapies
- Grade
- NHS Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 259-7985512WXH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whipps Cross Hospital
- Town
- Leytonstone
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Practice Development Occupational Therapist
NHS Band 7
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
The post holder will work within the Occupational Therapy (OT) teams in WCH to support the continuous professional development, education and progression of OT staff. They will identify learning needs, plan and implement any training required and continuously evaluate staff competence ensuring that development is aligned to and informs local and national priorities.
The practice development OT will to drive developments in OT practice to improve safe patient care, support education, training and development strategies through the delivery of relevant programmes across the hospital, support induction, preceptorship and guidance for individuals who require performance related assistance. They will also to be responsible for supporting changes in practice based on evidence, research, audit findings and best practice, which improve and impact positively on patient outcomes and key performance indicators.
Main duties of the job
- Lead development of clinical OT practice at WCH, providing supervision aligned with patient needs.
- Support staff competency through training, guidance, and objective setting individually and in groups.
- Ensure high-quality learning and development opportunities for all clinical staff, promoting safe and effective patient care.
- Identify themes from the Integrated Discharge Hub (IDH) to inform staff learning and development.
- Develop and implement the OT practice development framework and strategy, coordinating training, meetings, and working groups with therapy leads.
- Support OT and MDT Quality Improvement (QI) projects to enhance patient care and service delivery.
- Promote high standards of care by demonstrating clinical expertise and fostering professional development.
- Manage a comprehensive OT training program to improve patient outcomes and staff retention.
- Provide specialist advice, teaching, and training to MDT and multi-agency colleagues, challenging or adapting treatment plans when necessary.
- Apply clinical governance and risk management principles; act as a trained risk assessor.
- Participate in seven-day service delivery as part of the rota.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key task and responsibilities of the role, and person is specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Supervision Training or equivalent experience
- Practice educator course
Desirable criteria
- Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
- Post graduate formal qualification relevant to clinical speciality (clinical supervision/ practice development)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing and providing clinical supervision to staff, students and assistants and developing their practice
- Implementing service improvement plans and participation in change projects.
- Provision of teaching and learning of staff, students and support worker
- Recent extensive acute clinical experience in a variety of specialties
- Evidence of conducting training sessions in a range of settings and specialties.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in recruitment of staff
- Mentoring and coaching of staff, students
- Implementing OT/AHP career development framework into practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of different learning styles
- Facilitating Effective Learning Environments
- Designs multi-sensory training materials and interactive learning activities
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
- Ability to work collaboratively with system partners to remove barriers to effective discharge.
- Leadership skills, relationship building skills and influencing skills
Desirable criteria
- Strong digital skills, including confidence in using digital tools and platforms to support communication, learning, service delivery, and/or data management.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work with multi disciplinary collegues from a range of back ground, both, internal and external to the organization
- Leads by example promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity and to encourage others in being innovative in finding ways of improving clinical practice and the quality of services
Desirable criteria
- Experience in presenting to a wider audience locally or nationally
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lenise Clothier
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07842302699
- Additional information
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Whipps Cross Road
Leytonstone
E11 1NR
T: 020 8539 5522 Ext 5084/5703
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