Lead Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; North East; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Priory Hospital Middleton St George is seeking a Lead Occupational Therapist to provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the OT service in an adult inpatient setting. The role works with the Therapy Services Manager and is full-time at 37.5 hours per week, including oversight of student placements and budget responsibilities.

HCPC registration, postgraduate study and experience supervising therapists are essential requirements for the post, with a focus on driving service

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• Experience supervising Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants and students.
• Postgraduate study relevant to OT practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the OT service.
• Work with the Therapy Services Manager to keep OT services proactive and aligned with Priory objectives.
• Lead the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans that support patient recovery.
• Deliver specialised, advanced OT assessment, treatment and management for patients.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across the hospital site.
• Ensure practice meets local, national and clinical governance standards, including COT Standards for Practice and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
• Take part in service quality improvement, investigations, quality monitoring and clinical audit.
• Oversee student placements within the OT team.
• Attend site meetings including Clinical Governance and Patient Safety, representing the OT department.
• Attend regional OT meetings and feed back to the site.
• Hold responsibility for role-related budgets, such as the therapy activity budget.

Skills

Team leadership

Supervising therapists & students

MoHO / VdTMoCA / Sensory Integration

Education

Postgraduate certificate/diploma/masters

Job description

Lead Occupational Therapist post in the OT service at Priory Hospital Middleton St George, a specialist inpatient service for adults with mental health needs and complex behaviours. The role gives clinical, professional and operational leadership to the service, working alongside the Therapy Services Manager. It is full-time at 37.5 hours and includes overseeing student placements and holding budget responsibility. HCPC registration, postgraduate study and experience supervising therapists are essential.

What the job involves

• Provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the OT service
• Work with the Therapy Services Manager to keep OT services proactive and aligned with Priory objectives
• Lead the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans that support patient recovery
• Deliver specialised, advanced OT assessment, treatment and management for patients
• Work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues across the hospital site
• Ensure practice meets local, national and clinical governance standards, including COT Standards for Practice and the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
• Take part in service quality improvement, investigations, quality monitoring and clinical audit
• Oversee student placements within the OT team
• Attend site meetings including Clinical Governance and Patient Safety, representing the OT department
• Attend regional OT meetings and feed back to the site
• Hold responsibility for role-related budgets, such as the therapy activity budget

What’s required

Qualifications

• Postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters degree, or formal postgraduate study (award or non-award bearing)

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Team leadership and driving change
• Supervising Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants and students

Skills & knowledge

• Working knowledge of current national and local healthcare issues
• Training in relevant models of practice such as MoHO, VdTMoCA and Sensory Integration