Clinical Occupational Therapy Education Practitioner

Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting, training and developing our new and existing occupational therapy workforce? If so, this is the role for you!

We are looking to employ a Clinical Practice Educator for Occupational Therapy, on a fixed term basis. The successful candidate will work with students, newly graduated and existing occupational therapy employees across all of our Trust sites to support their clinical development.

This post requires expert clinical knowledge and experience within occupational therapy, to deliver high quality training, education and clinical support. You will be part of a newly formed therapy clinical practice development team, led by the AHP workforce lead.

ASPH offers excellent access to supervision and opportunities for continual professional development.

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for supporting the clinical development of Occupational Therapists and students in practice in partnership with their supervisors. Functioning as a practicing professional working directly alongside the Occupational Therapist in clinical practice is part of this role.

You will lead on design and delivery of the induction of Occupational Therapists and co-ordinate occupational therapy student placements.

Alongside the AHP workforce lead and other members of the development team, you will quality environment for learning and practicing is provided for occupational therapists and students.

You will work with the AHP Workforce lead and HR to plan future roles for graduating occupational therapy students in order to retain them in the Trust or wider health system. Participating in the future planning and recruiting of cohorts onto the Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship programmes is also part of this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Candidates will need to hold an Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons)Degree or equivalent with significant experience at NHS band 6 level or equivalent experience. Candidates will need to demonstrate recent experience in an acute hospital setting in UK and able to evidence of teaching/facilitating group and individual learning.

Further evidence in developing occupational practice within the clinical setting is required. The successful candidate would need to be able to work independently and manage own caseload as well as have the ability to work effectively within a team.

Please see attached job description for full list of roles and responsibilities.