Lead Occupational Therapist

Active Care Group; Ashford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Active Care Group, un des plus grands fournisseurs indépendants au Royaume-Uni dans les soins neuro et en santé mentale, recherche un Lead Occupational Therapist pour diriger une équipe. Ce rôle offre l'opportunité de transformer les résultats en neuroréhabilitation en intégrant des technologies avancées dans un service de réhabilitation 24h/24, dédié aux patients ayant subi des blessures cérébrales acquises.

Benefits

Birthday off

Access to an Active Learning Hub

Active Reward App discounts

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Aegon 5% matched pension

Medicash Health Plan access

Active Awards recognition

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Expérience significative en neuroréhabilitation ou soins complexes.
• Capacité démontrable à diriger et superviser des équipes de thérapie.
• Passion pour le développement de services et l'innovation.

Responsibilities

• Fournir un leadership stratégique et clinique à l'équipe d'OCC.
• Assurer une évaluation et intervention basées sur l'évidence pour les besoins neurologiques complexes.
• Collaborer au sein de l'équipe multidisciplinaire.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical reasoning

Innovation

Patient outcome focus

Education

HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist

Job description

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Come and join one of the UK’s largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to lead a team, drive innovation, and transform neurorehabilitation outcomes?

Be part of something groundbreaking. Active Neuro the soon to be launched, specialist division of Active Care Groupis at the forefront of redefining neurorehabilitation in the UK and we’re currently seeking a Lead Occupational Therapist (Band 7 equivalent) to join our team at Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre

This is a senior clinical role offering the opportunity to shape the direction and delivery of occupational therapy within a specialist neurorehabilitation service, supporting individuals with acquired and traumatic brain injury and other complex neurological conditions.

You’ll lead a dedicated Occupational Therapy team, influence interdisciplinary working across the service, and help embed cutting-edge rehabilitation technology as part of our 24/7 therapy model.

Active Neuro is redefining specialist care for individuals with acquired and traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and complex neurological conditions. With significant investment across our services, we are combining clinical excellence, advanced rehabilitation technology, and a 24/7 therapeutic model to create the most advanced neurorehabilitation pathway in the UK.

Our approach goes beyond therapy hoursevery interaction is therapy. From rapid pre-admission planning and structured inpatient programmes to coordinated post-discharge support, Active Neuro ensures every stage of the patient journey is consistent, personalised, and outcome focused.

At the heart of this model is our comprehensive Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), which includes consultants, nurses, therapists, psychologists, and rehab assistants. This team works together to deliver individualised, goal-driven care, supported by shared outcome measures and real-time insights from our rehabilitation robotics and smart therapy technologies. Our clinicians are empowered to lead change, embed innovation, and ensure rehab is not just delivered, but lived24 hours a day.

Active Neuro proudly supports both NHS ICB-funded and private patients, offering rehabilitation for a broad range of neurological presentations and complexities.

We’re not just expanding capacitywe’re setting a new benchmark for rehabilitation outcomes, patient experience, and clinical excellence. If you want to be a part of this exciting journey, apply now!

Please note - this advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

The role:

As our Lead Occupational Therapist, you will:

• Provide strategic and clinical leadership to the Occupational Therapy team.
• Deliver expert, evidence-based assessment and intervention for individuals with complex neurological needs.
• Take a key role in shaping service development, clinical pathways, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support the professional development of the OT team through supervision, training, and mentorship.
• Work collaboratively within the MDT to ensure a consistent, person-centred, and outcome-driven rehabilitation journey.
• Champion the use of advanced rehabilitation technologies as part of our 24-hour therapy model.
• Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights.

About you:

For this role, you'll need:

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Significant post-registration experience in neurorehabilitation or complex care (including ABI/TBI)
• Demonstrable leadership ability and experience of managing or supervising therapy teams
• Advanced clinical reasoning and confident decision-making in complex neurorehabilitation cases
• A passion for service development, innovation, and delivering measurable patient outcome
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group