Lead Occupational Therapist

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Camden Town seeks an Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic team. Responsibilities include overseeing staff, leading key projects, and delivering expert clinical care. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and a passion for professional development. Exciting opportunities for career advancement are available.

Benefits

Excellent internal training

Specialised external training

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Strong commitment to personal and professional development.
• Ability to work in both physical and mental health settings.
• Experience in leading teams and managing projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Tamarind team of OTs and support staff.
• Lead on trust-wide OT projects and develop clinical services.
• Provide expert clinical care while managing a busy team.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Managerial skills

Team leadership

Activity and therapy provision

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 350+ Occupational Therapists in CNWL. We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills. OT's in CNWL are very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure including an AHP director, Trust-wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R&D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and EBP is made possible by our strong links with local universities. If you are an OT who strives for excellence and wants to develop to your full potential then we would welcome your application. Band 7 OTs enrich teams and the service with their managerial and clinical expertise. We recognise this and therefore view them as staff we are committed to fully supporting in their clinical and managerial development. There will be opportunities to lead on trust wide OT projects, shadow senior managers and develop in areas of interest. The post holder will oversee the Tamarind team which is made up of 5 OTs, 1 OT apprentice, 4 Activity Coordinators, 2 Fitness Instructors and a Peer Support Worker. It is a busy team, integral to the day to day delivery of activity and therapy provision across 4 Acute Wards and 1 PICU. This is a great time to join our team as there are exciting development plans in process, providing loads of opportunity to hone skills and gain experience in service development and improvement. Whilst leading and supervising a team and providing expert clinical care. Important information: Shortlisted candidate will be invited to attend assessment day on TBC - from 9am - 2pm. Please ensure you are available About us Our offer to you: