Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Critical Care

Surrey And Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust; Redhill; Vor Ort; GBP 49.000 - 57.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust invites an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Critical Care Therapy Team at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, to lead rehabilitation across the critical illness recovery journey. The post sits in a dynamic multidisciplinary setting, focusing on high-quality, evidence-based care and service development.

The role provides clinical leadership within the Critical Care Unit, supporting complex physical, cognitive and functional rehabilitation needs, and

Qualifikationen

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• UK Registration with current professional registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours

Jobbeschreibung

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated Clinical Specialist Therapist to join our dynamic Critical Care Therapy Team at East Surrey Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for critical care, rehabilitation and service development. The successful candidate will provide expert clinical leadership within the Critical Care Unit, supporting patients with complex physical, cognitive and functional rehabilitation needs throughout their critical illness recovery journey.

You will work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care whilst driving innovation, education and quality improvement within the service.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is one of the region's busiest providers of healthcare. It was formed on 1 April 1998 following a merger between East Surrey Healthcare NHS and Crawley Horsham NHS Trusts. We are often referred to as 'SASH'.

We run East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we have more than 700 beds and provide acute and complex services. In addition, we provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Crawley Hospital and Horsham Hospital.

Every year, over 120,000 people attend our Emergency Department, we deliver nearly 4,000 babies and almost half a million people have outpatient appointments with us.

We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,500 staff providing healthcare services to a growing population of some 744,000 people.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Details

Closing date: 02 November 2026

Date posted: 19 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum plus high cost allowance

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 326-8371633-AJ

Job locations: East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Essential criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Employer's website: https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/

East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH, United Kingdom

For questions about the job, contact: Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead, Louise Moorey, [e-mail], 01737768511

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