Professional Team Lead

NHS; Camberley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust in Camberley is seeking a Band 7 Community Occupational Therapy Team Lead to provide expert clinical leadership and manage a complex caseload within the Community Bridging Service. The ideal candidate will have registered professional qualifications and significant experience in community care. This is a permanent full-time position, offering a competitive salary and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patient recovery.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Support for flexible working patterns

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Registered professional (Physiotherapist, OT, or Nurse) with degree-level education.
• Advanced clinical practice experience in managing complex cases.
• Knowledge of health and social care issues and governance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to community services and integrate care teams.
• Manage a complex caseload for patients with long-term conditions.
• Negotiate roles and responsibilities with patients and other professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical practice in community settings

Patient management

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Nursing

Master's level education (desirable)

Job description

Job summary

Are you an experienced clinician ready to lead and inspire?

Join us as a Band 7 Community Occupational Therapy Team Lead at Fleet Community Hospital, where you’ll provide expert clinical and professional leadership within our Community Bridging Service. In this pivotal role, you’ll manage a small, complex caseload, support recovery for patients with long‑term conditions, and drive service development in partnership with multidisciplinary teams.

We’re seeking a registered professional (Physiotherapist, OT, or Nurse) with advanced clinical skills, a passion for high standards, and proven leadership experience. If you thrive on making a difference, value collaborative working, and are committed to delivering outstanding care in a dynamic community setting, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide expert clinical leadership within community services and Integrated Care Teams to deliver high standards of rehab and recovery, helping patients avoid unnecessary secondary care admissions.
• Act as a clinical exemplar and take professional leadership roles; support an enhanced recovery model in partnership with ICTs and complex case management.
• Operate autonomously as a clinician, accountable for your own and all delegated clinical tasks.
• Negotiate roles and responsibilities with patients, carers, and other professionals, including appropriate referrals.
• Contribute to the development of service strategy and clinical standard operating procedures.
• Establish local networks with health and social professionals, agencies, and national contacts to develop protocols aligned with national and local guidelines for community therapies.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability‑confident employer. We have been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and offer a wide range of professional, management, leadership, and clinical skills training.

We value a healthy work‑life balance and support flexible working patterns to meet staff and service needs.

Job details

• Date posted: 21 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: 7
• Salary: £50,008 to £56,908 per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 151-DW0044
• Job locations: Frimley Health, Frimley, GU16 7UJ

Job responsibilities

Additional duties include administrative and organisational tasks, involvement in social and digital media development, monitoring, and forward planning as outlined in the attached job description.

Person specification – Qualifications

• Professional qualification (registered Physiotherapist, OT, or nurse), educated to degree level.
• Desirable: Master’s level education.

Person specification – Knowledge

• Highly specialist knowledge of managing patients in the community with complex recovery needs and long‑term disease management.
• Robust professional knowledge base with ongoing educational development.
• Understanding of current political drivers, health and social care issues.
• Specialist knowledge of governance and risk strategies in community settings.
• Desirable: Clinical experience across acute, adult services, and community care sectors.

Person specification – Experience

• Advanced clinical practice.
• Leadership of complex recovery and care coordination.
• Proactive management of complex long‑term conditions.
• Support for self‑care, self‑management, and independence.
• Development of highly specialised recovery programmes and advice on patient treatment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. Candidates must submit a criminal record certificate suitable for the role.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from candidates who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Registration

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. Further information is available on NHS Careers.

Employer details

• Name: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Address: Frimley Health, Frimley, GU16 7UJ
• Website: https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/