Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist- Surgery

NHS; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in New Brunswick is seeking an experienced Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to oversee surgical services. The role involves leading a team, managing patient care, and improving therapy pathways. Candidates must be HCPC registered and possess strong leadership and communication skills. This position provides opportunities for professional development and contribution to the overall service delivery across the Trust.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27-33 days holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist is essential.
• Experience in specialist role managing various conditions required.
• Evidence of leadership in clinical presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy services.
• Evaluate quality and perform caseload management.
• Train and support staff, patients, and their carers.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Master's Qualification (Level 7)

Job description

Overview

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist- Surgery

The closing date is 07 October 2025

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced occupational therapist to assume the position of Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist within the acute surgical setting at York and Scarborough Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated individual to provide leadership and drive innovation across our surgical services. The primary base for this role is York, with the requirement to travel to Scarborough as needed.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with occupational therapists and multi-professional colleagues throughout the Trust to ensure the highest standards of patient care. The post offers the chance to shape service delivery, work effectively within both local and regional teams, and lead improvements across occupational therapy pathways in the surgical context.

This role provides the opportunity to enhance clinical expertise in surgical services, while developing competencies across all Four Pillars of Practice. A significant focus is placed on leading clinical transformation initiatives and improvement projects within the service. Candidates will also have opportunities to engage in research, disseminate findings, and contribute to education within their areas of clinical expertise. Additionally, there is an expectation to support the learning and development of other occupational therapists and multidisciplinary team members through training, supervision, and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• To provide visible clinical leadership for occupational therapy across clinical service, within surgical specialities, which includes autonomously managing a complex caseload, evaluation of quality and service performance and creating a culture of learning and development.
• To use evidenced based highly specialist skills to manage a complex caseload, which includes the specialities of vascular, urology, general surgery, head and neck, ICU step downs.
• Provide training/support to staff, patients and their carers. You need to be resilient and able to manage and prioritise your caseload whilst supporting the work and development of the team.
• The department is well established in facilitating the training of Occupational therapy students and staff are involved in delivering a variety of rolling training programmes for other health care professionals across the Trust.
• You will be part of a supportive senior surgical therapy leadership team, including other clinical leads in physiotherapy, team manager, as well as senior operational manager and occupational therapy professional lead.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact us to learn more about this career opportunity.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of relevant specialist CPD activities
• Evidence of significant highly specialist post graduate training within designated area
• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Master\'s Qualification (Level 7) relevant to specialist area of practice (may include research and evidence-based practice)

Experience & Knowledge Required

• Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
• Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
• Significant experience of delivering clinical treatment within specialist area
• Experienced in the identification and use of outcome measures to evaluate clinical treatment
• Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of enhanced communication skills; both written and verbal and the ability to use different communication methods and styles, relevant to speciality
• Committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team.
• Use own initiative, exercise judgement, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.
• Evidence of ability to lead engagement activities with others and understand the importance of good communication when implementing change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust