Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Ashby Ward - Band 7

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group is looking for a passionate Team Lead Occupational Therapist to oversee the neuro rehab ward at Lincoln County Hospital. This Band 7 role focuses on delivering exceptional patient-centered care while managing a dedicated clinical team and facilitating a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Flexible working options

27 to 33 days annual leave

Family and childcare support

Health and wellbeing programs

Learning and development opportunities

Financial support schemes

Qualifications

• Evidence of post-graduate courses relevant to specialty.
• Relevant management or leadership courses.

Responsibilities

• Lead a clinical team of Occupational Therapy staff.
• Manage integrated therapy team delivery and support.
• Ensure evidence-based interventions are provided.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Patient Care

Flexibility

Education

HCPC Registration

DipCOT or BSc OT or MSc OT

Job description

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: Role requires a 7 day service provision. May be required to work on a rostered basis at weekends and bank holidays Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Required to work weekends & BH as part of a 7 day rota. The post holder will be based at Lincoln but may be asked to work at another ULTH site, most likely Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.) Job ref 357-LN-259-25-QIA325

Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Lincoln County Hospital Town Lincoln Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 11/07/2025

Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Ashby Ward - Band 7

NHS AfC: Band 7

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

• Patient-centred –Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
• Safety –Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
• Excellence –Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
• Compassion –Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
• Respect –Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension:A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working:The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits i ncluding Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .

Job overview

Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Ashby Ward

37.5 hours

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Lead Occupational Therapist to join our in patient neuro rehab ward at Lincoln County Hospital. The role will require a passion for working with people who have been admitted to Ashby ward, which as the Regional Rehabilitation Unit for Adults with Acquired Brain Injury, is a dynamic workplace, dedicated to comprehensive patient centred care. You will work alongside the physiotherapist Team Lead to jointly manage the integrated therapy team, whilst working as part of the senior MDT team to deliver on the values and visions within the service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will lead a developing and experienced clinical team of Occupational Therapy staff Bands 2-6 and will support the development of Therapy staff as part of the wider MDT to deliver evidence based interventions for people on the in patient ward areas. The post holder will be an important part of the Senior Leadership Team of therapists at Lincoln County Hospital and will frequently be asked to advise and support with other teams and to support the Site Therapy Leads in development work and leadership duties.

The successful candidate must be flexible, innovative & highly motivated. The role requires the appointed person to be proactive and adaptable to support the smooth and prompt transition of in- patient care to the individuals’ place of discharge, taking into account their needs. The successful applicant will be well supported within the Occupational Therapy service and will be encouraged to develop the service. This is an exciting time to join us; you will be part of a team that continues to deliver excellent services for our patients.

Working for our organisation

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution.

Person specification

Qualifications

• HCPC Registration
• DipCOT or BSc OT or MSc OT
• Evidence of post-graduate courses at M level/ research/CPD relevant to the speciality
• Practice Education accreditation
• BAOT Member
• Relevant Management, Leadership, Teaching courses/qualifications

Experience

• Experience of working at Band 6 level or above, demonstrating the ability to work on own initiative.
• Experience of working in or demonstrated Understanding of the NHS setting.
• Experience of working within the speciality of neurological rehabilitation.
• Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities, including audit & service Development.
• Experience of supervising staff and students
• Experience of developing processes and practices which underpin patient safety and quality of care
• Evidence of involvement in organisations which support the clinical area eg RCOT specialist sections

Knowledge & Skills

• Very good knowledge and awareness of OT practice within the clinical speciality. Evidence-informed, occupation-focused practitioner able to critically appraise existing and emerging evidence
• Team Leadership skills demonstrating ability to develop and maintain team cohesion, whilst supporting the work and direction of the occupational therapy department as a whole.
• Supportive of others including peers, own team and managers and demonstrate ability to develop and maintain interdisciplinary team working
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Training, teaching and presentation skills
• Ability to work independently and make decisions within own level of authority
• Self-directed learner
• Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
• Demonstrated ability to support staff development and manage performance issues when require

Specific Requirements

• High level of commitment to personal and team development
• Ability to work well within the MDT
• Motivation
• Confidence
• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

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