Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Work Well Programme

NHS; Rugby; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to lead initiatives integrating health and employment support. This role involves designing services, providing clinical leadership, and working collaboratively with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in occupational therapy, mental health, and experience in service development. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with significant experience in clinical leadership.
• Expertise in designing and evaluating occupational therapy services.
• Skills in promoting inclusive practices and working within multi-agency frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated occupational therapy services within the WorkWell Programme.
• Provide supervision and clinical leadership to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Support stakeholder engagement to enhance service delivery.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Recovery-focused practice

Education

Registration with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist

Experience in mental health or vocational rehabilitation

Job description

Overview

Coventry and Warwickshire ICB is proud to be one of 15 national WorkWell Vanguard Partnership areas, delivering an innovative pilot programme to support people with health conditions or disabilities to stay in or return to work. WorkWell and Work Health are pioneering initiatives that support individuals with physical or mental health conditions to overcome barriers to employment, advocating for inclusive and healthy work-environments. Working collaboratively with employers, healthcare providers, and community services to promote sustainable work participation and recovery.

We are seeking an experienced and visionary Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist within the WorkWell Programme to lead integration across health, care and employment support. This role is pivotal in shaping holistic, person-centred employment support that bridges health and work.

You will be a registered Occupational Therapist with:

• Significant experience in mental health, long-term conditions, or vocational rehabilitation.
• Proven leadership and service development skills.
• Strong analytical, planning, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
• A commitment to inclusive, recovery-focused practice.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the design and delivery of integrated occupational therapy services within the WorkWell Programme.
• Provide expert clinical leadership and supervision to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with employment services, health providers, and local authorities to promote inclusive work health approaches.
• Support strategic planning, service evaluation, and quality improvement.
• Act as a clinical escalation point for complex health and employment needs.
• Develop and deliver training for health and employment professionals.

About us

The role will be employed within Coventry and Warwickshire ICB. You will be supported by the Head of Allied Health Professions and Strategic Commissioning Lead for WorkWell.

Details

Date posted: 24 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 a year pro rata per annum

Contract: Secondment

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 105-7480784

Job locations: Coventry and Warwickshire, CV1 2NJ

Job responsibilities

• Holistic Service design and delivery: Adopting personalised employment support, health and wellbeing services, and employer engagement to promote inclusive hiring practices.
• Expert Clinical Leadership: A highly influential occupational therapist, utilising clinical and professional expertise at the interface of health and employment services to promote integrated evidence-based approaches to employment support.
• Professional supervision and support: The post holder will use their expert professional clinical skills and extensive knowledge to provide high-quality, regular supervision to teams delivering the WorkWell programme, as well as clear leadership, and opportunities for continued professional development.
• Quality enhancement and evaluation: To embed the learning from the project to influence future commissioning intentions and service delivery.
• Communication and relationship skills: To develop stakeholder relationships with strategic leads from a range of sectors, including Employment, Health and Local Authorities to ensure they are well sighted and invested in the project, ensuring that the implementation of the Workwell programme aligns with existing governance and partnership arrangements.

Person Specification

Knowledge, training, experience

• Registration with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist
• Experience of clinical leadership within a complex rehabilitation
• Experience of working at a senior level in occupational therapy
• Expert specialist knowledge and experience of reporting impact of occupational therapy outcomes
• Proven ability to design, lead and evaluate education and training to improve practice

Management and Planning

• Experience of strong partnership and multi-agency working to deliver service change
• Able to use initiative based on robust professional judgement with the aim of improving outcomes in line with organisation policies
• Ability to promote leadership in self and others in complex working environments
• Experience of leading service innovation and change processes

Skills

• Ability to understand, review, interpret and analyse highly complex facts and situations to support effective decision making
• Able to make decisions in complex, unpredictable and contentious issues
• Able to apply strategic decision-making in leading complex situations
• Able to fully utilise research and evidence to inform successful implementation in system reform

Equality, diversity and inclusion

• Demonstrates inclusive leadership in action, promoting equality and diversity in practice
• Able to communicate sensitively and appropriately within a range of stakeholders recognising the importance of inclusive practice

Compliance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the DBS is required.

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: NHS Coventry & Warwickshire Integrated Care Board

Address: Coventry and Warwickshire, CV1 2NJ

Employer's website: https://www.happyhealthylives.uk/integrated-care-board/