Lead Occupational Therapist

Active Neuro; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days + bank holidays

Birthday off

Training & development opportunities

Discounts & savings via Benefits Hub

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, part of Active Neuro, seeks an experienced Lead Occupational Therapist to provide clinical leadership to the OT team while delivering high-quality neurorehabilitation. The role combines leadership, supervision and direct patient care within a seven‑day model of care.

You will influence service development, support junior therapists, and help shape best practice across the service, with occasional weekend work and enhanced pay in line with policy.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• RCOT registration is required.
• Significant experience in neurological or neurorehabilitation settings.
• Experience with functional assessment of adults after acquired brain injury.
• Ability to manage a complex clinical caseload and provide supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to the Occupational Therapy team, including Band 6 therapists, assistants and students.
• Support Head of Therapies with development of OT service and wider therapy strategy.
• Conduct comprehensive occupation-based assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Develop and deliver neuroplasticity‑driven rehabilitation approaches.
• Coordinate discharge planning, home visits and home access assessments.
• Prescribe and provide equipment throughout the rehab journey.
• Contribute to MDT planning and development of individualized rehab programmes.
• Act as a Key Worker to coordinate therapy programmes and goals.
• Educate patients, families and carers about brain injury and OT roles.
• Deliver in-service education to the wider MDT and contribute to outpatient OT provision.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Team supervision

Caseload management

Job description

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

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to take the next step in your clinical leadership career?

At Woodlands Neurological Rehabilitation Centre, part of Active Neuro, we are looking for an experienced and passionate Lead Occupational Therapist to join our specialist multidisciplinary team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with a strong background in neurorehabilitation to provide clinical leadership to the OT team, while continuing to deliver high-quality, evidence-based rehabilitation to patients with complex neurological needs.

As Lead Occupational Therapist, you will provide leadership to the Occupational Therapy team and play a key role within the wider MDT, supporting the Head of Therapies to develop and deliver an effective, innovative OT service.

You will have the opportunity to influence service development and strategy, support the development of junior therapists and students, and help shape best practice across the service.

Alongside your leadership responsibilities, you will maintain a clinical caseload and provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention, helping patients regain as much functional ability and independence as possible.

If you are an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for neurorehabilitation and are ready to take on a genuine clinical leadership opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

The Role:

As part of our transition to Active Neuro, the therapy service is evolving into a seven-day model of care to better support the rehabilitation needs of our clients. As a result, occasional pre-arranged weekend working will be required. You will also be expected to work Bank Holidays as required by the service, with enhanced pay provided in line with company policy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to the Occupational Therapy team, including Band 6 therapists, assistants and students.
• Supporting the Head of Therapies with the ongoing development of the OT service and wider therapy strategy.
• Completing comprehensive occupation-based and occupation-focused assessments.
• Developing and delivering innovative, evidence-based interventions underpinned by neuroplasticity and motor re-learning principles.
• Supporting safe and timely discharge planning, including community assessments, home visits and home access assessments.
• Prescribing and providing appropriate equipment throughout the rehabilitation journey.
• Completing robust risk assessments and developing and reviewing care plans.
• Working as part of a highly collaborative MDT to assess, formulate and plan individualised rehabilitation programmes.
• Acting as a Key Worker, coordinating therapeutic programmes to achieve agreed rehabilitation goals.
• Supporting and educating patients, families and carers around acquired brain injury and the role of Occupational Therapy.
• Developing and delivering in-service education and training to the wider MDT.
• Contributing to service development, including the OT provision within the outpatient service.

The role offers a balance of clinical practice, leadership, supervision and service development, making it an ideal opportunity for an experienced OT ready to broaden their leadership responsibilities.

About You:

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who has a strong background in neurorehabilitation and/or working with people with neurological impairment.

You will be confident working with patients who may present with complex physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural needs, and be able to build effective relationships with patients, their families and colleagues.

You will ideally have:

• HCPC registration.
• RCOT registration.
• Significant experience working within a neurological or neurorehabilitation setting.
• Experience of functional assessment of adults following acquired brain injury.
• Experience supporting patients with complex cognitive, emotional and behavioural impairments.
• The ability to manage and prioritise a complex clinical caseload.
• Strong clinical reasoning, assessment and report-writing skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The confidence to provide supervision, support and constructive challenge to colleagues.
• A reflective and flexible approach to clinical practice.
• Previous clinical leadership experience is desirable.

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