Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Occupational Therapist

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in England is seeking a Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Occupational Therapist to lead their Care of the Elderly therapy team. Responsibilities include managing a team, providing specialist clinical care, and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and experience in patient assessment and rehabilitation. The role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work within a dedicated team committed to high-quality care.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Competitive salary

Good quality patient care environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing therapy teams.
• Familiarity with care standards in Occupational Therapy.
• Ability to assess and formulate rehabilitation plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of therapists providing clinical supervision.
• Manage patient assessments and treatment plans.
• Participate in service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Communication

Patient assessment

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Clinical Specialist / Team Leader Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 06 November 2025

UHCW NHS Trust is looking for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to lead our Care of the Elderly therapy team which includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants.

You will be working alongside a Clinical Specialist Team Leader - Physiotherapist to manage service provision across the Care of the Elderly wards.

The role includes operational management of the team, such as rota management, supervision and appraisal and overseeing service improvement projects, as well as working clinically to provide specialist Occupational Therapy.

To support you into role, you will have a 4 week induction process which will include getting to know all relevant stakeholders, processes and expectations.

If you have any questions or would like to visit for a tour, please contact us.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a highly specialist, high standard therapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.
• Lead the Therapy staff across the service area providing clinical supervision and training, liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area
• Ensure development of junior staff through supervision, training and annual appraisal.
• Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical practice & service development within area.
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational Therapy / Physiotherapy service. Take a lead for information management to ensure high quality data which is recorded, evaluated & reported in a timely manner.
• Provide a source of expert clinical opinion on elderly patients for other health professionals, both internal and external to the Trust.
• To participate in 7-day working patterns, including Bank Holidays.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job responsibilities

See Job Description and Person Specification for further details

• Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care. Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise
• Interpret & analyse clinical & non clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis in on wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & to develop comprehensive rehabilitation plans
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress of the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas.
• Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate
• Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times.
• Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence in carrying out duties within the service area.
• Regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the Therapy Department & other specialities within the Clinical Support group
• Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices.
• Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.
• Provide specialist advice, teaching & training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
• Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical, psychological and cognitive effort according to patient dependency & clinical need.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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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.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust