Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Medicine

NHS; Bath; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization committed to enhancing therapy services. This role as an Occupational Therapist involves leading and improving patient care, providing mentorship, and engaging in service improvement initiatives. Work within a supportive team environment to ensure exceptional care delivery and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Ongoing training opportunities

Holistic wellbeing support

Competitive salary package

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience of advanced knowledge in broad range of conditions in the specialist area.
• Evidence of recent CPD relevant to the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.
• Provide highly specialist input within the therapy team.
• Supervision and development of junior staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Initiative

Education

Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Job summary

We are on a mission to improve the responsiveness and proactivity of our therapy services at the RUH. We are looking for someone who is passionate about acute therapy assessment and rehabilitation. This role will play a critical role in helping improve and deliver our inpatient therapy service.

This role includes leading a team of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists as well as contributing to the wider function of the Adult Therapies Department.

Within the medical team, we cover a variety of patient groups, including Respiratory, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and more, giving the post holder a wide variety of experiences working with adults of all ages with multiple acute and long term conditions.

Main duties of the job

Demonstrable leadership experience at band 6 or equivalent is required as a minimum for this post. The successful applicant will need excellent communications skills and will need to demonstrate suitable knowledge and experience in this speciality, enabling them to work autonomously at a high level, and to provide highly specialist input within the team.

Supervision of band 6 and band 5 physiotherapists will form a key aspect of this role. Alongside the leadership aspect of this role, clinical expertise will be nurtured and developed with specialty training as required. We are looking for a keen clinician who will strive to improve the patient experience as well as ensure the safety and well-being of our staff by way of service improvement projects.

Working hours are spread from Monday-Sunday, as part of the commitment to our 7-day service, enabling a varied and flexible working week. As part of our commitment to you and your career development, we provide ongoing training opportunities both in-house and externally.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Details Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

427-7222154

Job locations

Royal United Hospital, Bath

Bath

BA2 3NG

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for more details. We encourage candidates to get in touch to discuss the role.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for more details. We encourage candidates to get in touch to discuss the role.

Person Specification Qaulifications Essential

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of recent CPD relevant to this role

Desirable

• Member of RCOT

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Advanced knowledge of broad range of conditions in specialist area
• Involvement in service improvmement with clear impact aligned to this role
• Experience of supervising others

Desirable

• Team lead experience (1 if deputising for TL)
• Managed other professions

Values Essential

• Reference to all RUH Values
• proactive / uses initiative

OT Skills Essential

• Experience of CHC FT / EOL care
• Clear understanding of contemporary OT role in acute

Desirable

• Experience of working in ED, MAU or SDEC

Person Specification Qaulifications Essential

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of recent CPD relevant to this role

Desirable

• Member of RCOT

Knowledge & Experience Essential

• Advanced knowledge of broad range of conditions in specialist area
• Involvement in service improvmement with clear impact aligned to this role
• Experience of supervising others

Desirable

• Team lead experience (1 if deputising for TL)
• Managed other professions

Values Essential

• Reference to all RUH Values
• proactive / uses initiative

OT Skills Essential

• Experience of CHC FT / EOL care
• Clear understanding of contemporary OT role in acute

Desirable

• Experience of working in ED, MAU or SDEC

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospital, Bath

Bath

BA2 3NG

Employer's website

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal United Hospital, Bath

Bath

BA2 3NG

Employer's website

https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)