Occupational Therapist / Clinical Lead

NHS; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health trust in Scunthorpe seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist / Clinical Lead to support mental health services. This role involves clinical leadership in acute settings, managing junior staff, and implementing patient interventions. Essential qualifications include a degree in Occupational Therapy and significant experience in the field, enhancing care quality for patients in mental health crisis.

Qualifications

• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council.
• Significant post-registration experience in mental health.
• Supervisory responsibilities and evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the occupational therapy delivery.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior staff.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects.
• Plan and implement patient interventions.

Skills

Leadership

Occupational Therapy

Mental Health

Team Collaboration

Clinical Reasoning

Education

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Occupational Therapist / Clinical Lead

The closing date is 21 October 2025

We are currently looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist / Clinical Lead to join our acute directorate based at Great Oaks Hospital in Scunthorpe. The role combines Clinical Leadership of the Occupational Therapists in the acute pathway, alongside working clinically into the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.

The Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team in Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join their team to drive forward the development of the Occupational Therapy pathway within CRHTT. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate Occupational Therapist who has a strong understanding of the contribution of Occupational Therapists in supporting individuals in mental health crisis. The role also consists of Clinical Leadership of the Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy assistant on the acute adult and older people wards.

In this role you will get to support the ward OT team clinically by leading and developing the occupational therapy delivery, which includes Occupational therapists at band 5 and 6, rotational OT's, OT apprentices, and OT assistant. You will be given the opportunity to contribute to quality improvement projects to improve the quality of the inpatient experience for our service users.

Main duties of the job

The job is varied and challenging and offers the opportunity to be an integral part of the acute pathway. Key elements of the post include taking the lead on the development of recovery and occupation focused interventions, building and refining a CRHTT occupational therapy pathway, providing clinical leadership to junior staff (inc. Band 6 & 5 OT's, OT apprentices, OT assistants and support staff) and providing skills and training for the team in both CRHT and the acute wards.

To work effectively as a member of the pathway in providing an appropriate range of assessments & treatments for patients experiencing an acute mental health need.

To plan & implement short-term and/or group interventions in collaboration with patients

You will be accountable for leading and delivering high-quality occupational therapy care within a defined clinical area or pathway and be responsible for providing expert clinical practice with advanced clinical reasoning.

Provide clinical leadership and supervision to support and develop staff within their work and lead evaluation and development of clinical practice and have a firm understanding of Best Practice Principles for CRHT and acute services & apply this to clinical practice.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with Health and Care Professions Council.

Experience

• Significant post registration experience with demonstrable experience at senior level in mental health services/ applicable to specialism area.
• Supervisory and / or management responsibility for staff
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.

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.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT