Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist- Surgery

York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join their team in York and Scarborough. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing a complex caseload, and enhancing service delivery across surgical specialties. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to improving patient care in a dynamic environment. Opportunities for research and professional development are included.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 to 33 days of holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Dedicated and experienced occupational therapist required.
• Ability to manage complex caseload autonomously.
• Leadership and driving innovation across surgical services.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical leadership for occupational therapy.
• Use evidence-based skills to manage a complex caseload.
• Provide training and support to staff, patients, and their carers.

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 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 specialties, which includes autonomously managing a complex caseload, evaluation of quality and service performance and creating a culture of learning and development.
• To use evidence-based highly specialist skills to manage a complex caseload, including the specialties of vascular, urology, general surgery, head and neck, ICU step downs.
• Provide training and 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.

Additional information

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

Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Benefits

• 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 range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

How to apply and closing date

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. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks to increase the number of applications 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.

Defence and Armed Forces

Armed Forces Friendly Employer. We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which promotes SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025.