Head Occupational Therapist: Strategy & Service Leadership

East London NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Career development

Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Head Occupational Therapist to lead the OT service within a defined area, reporting to the Lead OT and working with MDT colleagues. The role requires strategic planning, staff development, and governance across the service to ensure equity and high-quality patient care.

You will oversee budgets, audits, and service development projects, while maintaining strong relationships with senior leaders and partner organisations to deliver sustainable,

Qualifications

• Experience leading occupational therapy services and teams.
• Ability to develop and implement service strategies.
• Strong people management and governance skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on planning and delivering the OT service in the designated area.
• Provide high level clinical supervision and professional leadership.
• Manage resources, budgets and service development initiatives.
• Foster MDT collaboration and liaise with senior leadership to align with strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

People management

Job description

East London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Head Occupational Therapist to lead the OT service within a defined area, reporting to the Lead OT and working with MDT colleagues. The role requires strategic planning, staff development, and governance across the service to ensure equity and high-quality patient care.

You will oversee budgets, audits, and service development projects, while maintaining strong relationships with senior leaders and partner organisations to deliver sustainable,