Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist - Respiratory / Medicine in Frimley

Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist - Respiratory / Medicine

Band 7

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Requirement to work some weekends / Bank holidays Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Requirement to work some weekends / Bank holidays) Job ref 151-NM433

Site Frimley Park Hospital Town Frimley Salary £51,657 - £58,785 per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

Following the opening of our brand-new Respiratory Unit, we are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist with experience and a special interest in respiratory care to join our team at Frimley Park.

Are you:

Passionate about delivering outstanding patient care?

Looking to build on your skills, clinical expertise, and leadership abilities?

Committed to CPD, education, service development, and mentoring others?

• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist?

Do you want to:

Be challenged professionally and encouraged to think creatively?

Play a key role in developing a motivated, skilled and future-focused OT workforce?

Work in a supportive service led by an experienced Head of Occupational Therapy?

What we offer:

Excellent learning and development opportunities, regular supervision, peer support and appraisal.

Dedicated training and guidance in quality improvement, supported by Practice Development post holders.

Opportunities to influence service delivery and shape the future of Occupational Therapy within the respiratory and medical specialities.

About the role:

As a Band 7 Clinical Specialist, you will take a lead in shaping the Occupational Therapy service for respiratory and medical patients.

You will also work hand-in-hand with the Medical Team Lead OT to ensure patients within the Medical and Older Persons directorate receive excellent, patient-centred services.

Main duties of the job

• To provide expert clinical support and advise, alongside the OT Team Leader, linking closely with multi-professional colleagues.
• To hold a clinical caseload, providing excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical management, including patients who have complex acute and chronic presentations, determining the functional deficits and OT treatment within an acute setting.
• To strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, considering and inputting into the latest evidence-based practice, developing personal leadership to support clinical and service growth and staff development.
• The post holder will be the Clinical Specialist to support and facilitate Occupational Therapy Service with key roles in the development of a competent, knowledgeable workforce, equipping them to provide high-quality person-centred care.
• The successful candidate will be expected to provide assessment, treatment, advice, evaluation and clinical management at an advanced level for patients who have complex, acute and chronic presentations.
• Participation in a 7-day working roster and bank holiday cover.

Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an OT practice development lead, in addition to clinical advice and support from our OT clinical flow lead.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / degree in OT recognised by College of OT
• H.C.P.C Registered OT
• Evidence of post graduate training in the relevant clinical field
• Evidence of Relevant postgraduate courses
• Study for a MSc

Skills

• Familiar with RCOT documentation guidelines (SOAP)
• Ability to work in and manage a team, in Managers absence
• Critical appraisal skills
• Teaching and facilitation skills
• Evidence of Clinical Audit and EBP

Experience

• Experienced Supervisor – staff and students
• Working knowledge specialty anatomy and physiology
• Expert Assessment, treatment planning and goal setting in the acute hospital setting
• Working within ED in an acute hospital NHS setting
• Support junior staff in managing their caseload
• Previous experience as a band 7 occupational therapist or equivalent.
• Experience of research

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Th rough our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Tanya Trussler Job title Principal Occupational Therapist Email address t.trussler@nhs.net Telephone number 01252 649 445 Additional information

Telephone enquires regarding this role are welcome.

Flow Lead

Nicola Carne

nicola.carne2@nhs.net

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