Principal Occupational Therapist

NHS; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare authority in Maidenhead seeks a Principal Occupational Therapist to lead OT practice across Adult Social Care. The role involves strategic oversight and clinical leadership to enhance service quality and integration. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in health and social care, registered HCPC status, and strong management skills. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of OT services within the community.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in managing OT services within health and/or social care.
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries and influence strategic direction.
• Evidence of continued professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead and influence OT practice across Adult Social Care.
• Drive service improvement and integration across organizations.
• Provide clinical leadership and operational supervision to Senior OTs.

Skills

Leadership skills

Supervision

Knowledge of Care Act

Interagency partnership management

Education

Occupational Therapy qualification

Registered with HCPC

Management experience

Job description

Overview

Principal Occupational Therapist – The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM). The closing date is 12 October 2025.

Applications will only be accepted via the RBWM council's website. Please do not apply via NHS Jobs. To apply, scroll down to 'supporting links' and select 'apply via RBWM website'.

As Principal Occupational Therapist, you will lead and influence professional OT practice across Adult Social Care at RBWM and Optalis. You will work closely with the Deputy Director, Principal Social Worker, and Head of Quality and Safeguarding to shape professional standards, support reflective practice, and ensure statutory responsibilities are met with integrity and compassion.

You will provide strategic oversight, clinical leadership, and operational supervision to Senior OTs, while driving service improvement and integration across two organisations.

You will play a key role in embedding RBWM’s strategic priorities: building inclusive, healthy communities, delivering high-quality, compassionate services, and promoting prevention, choice, and community connection.

Main duties of the job

• a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC
• Significant experience in managing OT services within health and/or social care
• Strong leadership, supervision and service development skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries and influence strategic direction

About us

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is set in the wider county of Berkshire, one of the most economically productive and innovative areas of the country. The borough council, a unitary authority, takes pride in its exceptional team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about providing quality services to the community.

RBWM is a unique borough, with huge opportunity given its proximity to London and expanding business sectors, as well as being a major cultural and tourism area which includes international attractions such as Windsor Castle, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse.

Job responsibilities

Given our Royal connections, the eyes of the world are often on us and we continue to rise to the challenge.

It’s a great time to join RBWM. We’ve begun our transformation journey Living Well Together, a vision shaped by staff that is about helping residents live well and enabling our teams to work well together in a connected, compassionate, and forward-thinking environment.

We’re investing in new roles, new technology, and enhanced learning and development to support our teams and improve outcomes.

• 92% of colleagues feel their work is meaningful
• 87% say their line manager demonstrates the council’s values

But don’t just take our word for it—watch our staff videos to hear directly from our teams about what it’s like to work here.

Adult social care careers | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant professional Occupational Therapy qualification.
• Registered with the relevant professional body HCPC.
• Management or significant demonstrable experience and/or a commitment to attain a management qualification.
• Evidence of continued professional development and training.
• Working knowledge of Information Governance, Data Protection and understanding of the role of a Caldicott Guardian.

Experience

• Experience of effective management and supervision of a professional staff group, budget and performance within a health and/or social care setting.
• Experience of working effectively across organisational boundaries, managing interagency partnerships and demonstrating knowledge of relevant social care, health, private, independent and voluntary sector issues.
• Proven commitment to and experience in implementing equality as a service provider and employer.
• Experience in preparing and presenting reports to a wide range of audiences, including senior management and elected members.
• Extensive knowledge of Social Care funding programmes and systems.
• Experience of operating within the legal framework relevant to the responsibilities of the post.
• The ability to manage the delivery and development of strength based and personalised services that deliver positive outcomes for adults potentially at risk and their carers.
• Ability to work in changing environments/priorities, complex and varied workload.
• Ability to assess, manage, review and support risk.
• Ability to establish positive interagency partnership working.

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.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead