Lead Occupational Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Lead Occupational Therapist to manage the Occupational Therapy team, focusing on neurorehabilitation. The role involves planning complex clinical cases and inspiring a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must possess HCPC registration and extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation. Benefits include a comprehensive wellbeing support program, enhanced sick pay, and ongoing professional development opportunities. This is a chance to lead innovative patient care and support meaningful outcomes.

Benefits

25 days plus bank holidays

Birthday off

E-learning and training opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Aegon 5% matched pension

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation or related complex care settings.
• Strong leadership skills, inspiring and motivating a multidisciplinary team.
• Passionate about innovation and delivering outstanding, life-changing outcomes for clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy team, ensuring effective delivery of the service.
• Plan and prioritise a complex clinical caseload.
• Encourage participation in the therapeutic process with clients and their families.

Skills

Leadership skills

Neurorehabilitation expertise

Team motivation

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

Come and join one of the UKs largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

Are you ready to take your expertise in neurorehabilitation to the next level and help shape a pioneering service? Our Birmingham centre is transitioning to Active Neuro, the newly launched division of Active Care Group, providing specialist rehabilitation for adults across the UK living with neurological conditions caused by injury, illness, or disease. We are dedicated to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, and empowered, enabling them to live their best possible life.

Active Neuro has made significant investments in refurbishing the service and introducing state‑of‑the‑art robotic technology, including the Luna EMG Premium and the ExoMotus M4, giving therapists the tools to deliver intensive, goal‑oriented rehabilitation tailored to each individual. Here, recovery is not just about restoring function – it’s about rebuilding independence, confidence, and quality of life.

Main duties of the job

We support NHS, private, and medicolegal clients, and unlike many services, we are not limited by short timeframes. This enables longer‑term, meaningful goal setting whether that’s returning to hobbies, social activities, creative pursuits, or everyday life tasks. We are also expanding into outpatient pathways, ensuring continuity of care for those who no longer require inpatient rehabilitation, and offering support to the wider community.

As our Lead Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the service, developing clinical pathways, introducing innovative approaches, and inspiring a multidisciplinary team. We value your expertise and creativity, giving you the freedom to contribute ideas, influence service development, and help drive innovation. You’ll also benefit from strong peer support, cross‑site collaboration, and partnerships with organisations such as Headway and the Spinal Injuries Association, alongside personalised CPD opportunities and access to conferences and networking events.

If you are passionate about making a tangible difference, leading a team, and delivering holistic, person‑centred care, this is your chance to be at the forefront of neurorehabilitation in the UK.

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

About us

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.

Job responsibilities

The role:

• Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy team, ensuring effective delivery of the highly specialist Occupational Therapy service
• Work as an autonomous practitioner to plan and prioritise a complex clinical caseload
• Work closely with clients and their family/carers to encourage participation in the therapeutic process
• Provide supervision, teaching, and appraisal for junior occupational therapists, assistants, students and other members of the multi‑disciplinary team
• Contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service
• Develop Occupational therapy Treatment programmes in collaboration with clients, carers and other involved professionals (e.g. occupational therapy assistants, support workers) to be carried out as appropriate
• Participate in clinical audit, clinical risk and quality issues, including the management and reporting of incidents
• Ensure a high level of communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in the process of positively supporting and inspiring colleagues within the service to improve standards and quality and to develop professional practice
• Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e‑learning and face‑to‑face training and development opportunities
• Benefits Hub 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

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• HCPC registration

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation or related complex care settings
• Strong leadership skills, inspiring and motivating a multidisciplinary team
• Passionate about innovation and delivering outstanding, life‑changing outcomes for our clients

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.

Employer details

Active Care Group

Hunters Moor Neurological Rehabilitation Centre

Birmingham

West Midlands

B28 8SR

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)