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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Occupational Therapy Team Lead

Central London Community Health Trust Potters Bar On-site senior part-time

Salary

£51,657 to £58,785 a year

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Description

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join us as a Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead within our inpatient rehabilitation service in Hertfordshire.

This part-time, 6-month fixed-term opportunity offers the chance to bring your specialist skills to a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping people with complex and multiple conditions maximise their independence and achieve meaningful rehabilitation goals.

You will:

  • Provide highly specialised OT assessment, treatment and clinical advice.
  • Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
  • Provide specialist OT expertise and support to colleagues.
  • Work with the OT Lead to develop the service and strengthen integrated working with health and social care partners.
  • Support evidence-based, person-centred practice and the development of colleagues.

Main duties of the job:

  • Manage a specialist caseload of patients with multiple and complex rehabilitation needs.
  • Undertake highly specialised OT assessment and treatment, using evidence-based approaches to support individual goals and independence.
  • Provide expert OT advice to patients, carers, relatives and health and social care professionals.
  • Work as an active member of the multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation team to support safe, high-quality and person-centred care.
  • Act as a specialist clinical resource for OT colleagues and other healthcare professionals across Hertfordshire.
  • Support the OT Lead with service development and initiatives that strengthen integrated working with partner organisations.
  • Share specialist knowledge and contribute to the development of OT practice across the service.
  • Support colleagues to develop their clinical knowledge and skills and contribute to a positive learning environment.

You will have the opportunity to influence practice, contribute to service development and make a meaningful difference to patients during their rehabilitation journey.

The salary for this post is £51,657 to £58,785 a year, pro rata.

Skills

Required

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
  • Evidence of active CPD portfolio
  • Relevant Post graduate training
  • Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of people with complex multi-pathologies
  • Ability to apply core Occupational Therapy skills across a range of clinical conditions within a client centred, goal setting approach
  • Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning
  • Advanced communication and report writing skills, in both verbal and written format
  • Skills in supervision and appraisal of assistants, junior therapists & students

Nice to have

  • Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT)
  • Training in appraisal/supervision
  • Post graduate qualification in specialist area at a masters or equivalent level in specialist field
  • Experience of research and clinical audit
  • Experience of working with social services
  • Experience in setting up and running activity based group programme

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9824-26-0949

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