Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Team Lead Occupational Therapist (Community Inpatient Rehabilitation)
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Are you an experienced and passionate clinician looking for the next step in your career? We are seeking a highly skilled Occupational Therapist Team Lead to provide expert leadership and specialist clinical care within our Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Team.
About The Role
This is a pivotal role requiring strong clinical expertise and leadership to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. As a Occupational Therapist Team Lead, you will be responsible for managing a complex caseload, guiding the multidisciplinary team (MDT), and shaping service development.
The role covers a 7 day service, however we can offer full time or part time hours to suit your needs.
What We’re Looking For
- Registered Occupational Therapist with extensive experience in inpatient therapy settings.
- Leadership and management skills within a healthcare environment.
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing to a wider multidisciplinary team.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to handle complex and sensitive information.
- Experience in service development and change management.
- Commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.
- Someone looking to step up into a senior role
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The Team Lead Occupational Therapist will provide both clinical leadership and operational oversight for the therapy team within the unit. This role will involve supporting the therapy team to provide person-centred care to service users with complex needs, using specialist occupational therapy skills to assess, plan, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions and plan complex discharges.
You will also lead on person-centred care planning and ensure the team's adherence to best practices, including quality and governance frameworks. In addition to clinical duties, you will have operational responsibilities such as management, recruitment, staff supervision, and service improvement initiatives.
Why Join Us?
- We can offer full time or part time hours
- Support for someone looking to step into their first senior role.
- Work in a supportive and dynamic team with opportunities for growth.
- Engage in meaningful service development projects.
- Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
- Access to ongoing professional training and career progression.
If you are a dedicated professional looking to make a significant impact within inpatient therapy services, we want to hear from you!
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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.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sladana Gunasekera
- Job title: Heathlands Unit Manager
- Email address: sladana.gunasekera@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07795332546
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