Lead Occupational Therapist - Neuro Rehab & Leadership

NHS Jobs; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Birthday off

Training & development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Occupational Therapist leader to provide strategic and clinical leadership for the OT team. The role includes delivering evidence-based assessments and interventions for clients with complex neurological needs, shaping service development, and driving quality improvements.

Join a seven-day care model and contribute to a forward-looking rehabilitation pathway, with opportunities for supervision, training, and mentorship within a

Qualifications

• Provide strategic and clinical leadership to the Occupational Therapy team.
• Deliver expert, evidence-based assessment and intervention for individuals with complex neurological needs.
• Shape service development, clinical pathways, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support professional development of the OT team through supervision, training, and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Clinical leadership

Neurological rehabilitation

MDT collaboration

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Occupational Therapist leader to provide strategic and clinical leadership for the OT team. The role includes delivering evidence-based assessments and interventions for clients with complex neurological needs, shaping service development, and driving quality improvements.

Join a seven-day care model and contribute to a forward-looking rehabilitation pathway, with opportunities for supervision, training, and mentorship within a