Team Lead OT - Medicine

NHS; Epsom; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health trust in England is seeking a Team Lead OT to manage the Occupational Therapy team in General Medicine. This role requires a motivated individual capable of leading a multidisciplinary team and fostering high-quality patient care across various medical specialties. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and leadership experience. The position offers a salary ranging from £53,751 to £60,651 per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Must have a Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC Registration.
• Previous experience in a medical or acute setting is essential.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervision experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of Occupational Therapists within General Medicine.
• Develop and implement treatment plans and discharge strategies.
• Provide training and supervision to team members.

Skills

Experience in medicine/the acute setting

Understanding of discharge/flow pressures

Strong prioritisation and delegation skills

Evidence of leadership skills

Evidence of strong communication skills in team

Ability to work under pressure

Amputee experience

Rapid (A&E/AMU) experience

Awareness of leadership styles

Education

Degree in OT

HCPC Registration

Post Grad Education

Leadership Specific Training

Evidence of continued CPD

Job description

Go back Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Team Lead OT - Medicine

The closing date is 30 December 2025

An excellent opportunity has arisen to lead the Occupational Therapy team within General Medicine. Working in close collaboration with our multidisciplinary colleagues, this team provides Occupational Therapy input to the Acute Medical Unit as well as a broad range of clinical areas, including respiratory, cardiac, elderly care, general medicine, and surgery. The role of Occupational Therapy in the acute setting is integral to ensuring that our patients experience a smooth and positive journey throughout their inpatient stay and beyond. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to lead the Occupational Therapy service at Epsom Hospital and to support the team in delivering a high‑quality, outcome‑focused service. This position would be well suited to an individual wishing to progress in their leadership career within a service that encompasses a wide variety of medical specialties. If you are interested in this role, please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange an informal discussion. Previous applicants that have been interviewed will not be considered

Main duties of the job

A Team Lead is expected:

To clinically lead a small team of Occupational Therapists within the area of expertise, be responsible for their learning and development, provide clinical support and guidance and ensure the development of this team in line with the department's strategy.

To assist the manager in the development of the Occupational Therapy service.

To develop and provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy to patients in the clinical area working autonomously, and being accountable for own professional actions.

To provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy advice in relation to the care of patients who have a range of psycho‑social, physical and emotional problems working in an acute setting.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Some of the main responsibilities of this role are:

• To be responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of Occupational Therapy as a specialist clinician, including assessment, treatment planning, carrying out treatment and discharge planning of own client caseload.
• To develop and implement specialist treatment programmes and initiate discharge planning. To be highly skilled in assessing and interpreting a range of complex factors relating to the patients condition, including diagnosis and prognosis.
• To lead and support the OT team in prioritising referrals including delegation of work to ensure equity of provision for patients referred.
• To provide a positive check and challenge ability to reinforce strong clinical reasoning within the team.
• To provide awareness and education of the role of OT within the greater hospital site and promote flow positive decision making where appropriate.
• To create an environment that promotes effective communication to patients, carers, colleagues and the multidisciplinary team by establishing effective communication networks and demonstrating skills in empathy, reassurance and the ability to motivate others.
• To liaise and establish communication networks with the multidisciplinary teams, external voluntary and statutory organisations as appropriate in planning for clients treatment, discharge and resettlement.
• To assess, recommend and where appropriate provide and fit a range of specialist equipment and or aids in the clients home, to facilitate patients rehabilitation and reduce risk around discharge.
• To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote evidence-based/best practice within own team and interpret this into own specialist area of work, in order to provide the highest standard of care to clients.
• To conduct and/or actively participate in the in‑service training, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review. To participate in and contribute to the department and own teams training programme, demonstrating a willingness to learn.
• To maintain good working relationships with patients, family/carers, colleagues, multidisciplinary teams and personnel from other external agencies.
• To contribute to the service, develop and provide an overview of the different specialties offered within the service, keeping up‑to‑date with developments and the expectations of patients, carers and colleagues.
• As a supervisor, provide individual performance reviews and contribute to the performance assessment and appraisal of qualified and non‑qualified staff in line with departmental competencies.
• To be responsible for and facilitate a safe environment, recognising patient requirements for privacy and dignity.
• To have a good knowledge of and to abide by the departments and Trusts policies and procedures, and to comment and contribute to the development of these policies and procedures within the defined clinical area.
• To participate in the process of recruitment and selection.

Please see full job description and person specification outline in attachment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in OT
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of continued CPD
• Post Grad Education
• Leadership Specific Training

Skills

• Experience in medicine/the acute setting
• Understanding of discharge/flow pressures
• Strong prioritisation and delegation skills
• Understanding of equipment
• Ability to work under pressure
• Evidence of having leadership skills
• Evidence of strong communication in team
• Amputee experience
• Rapid (A&E/AMU) experience
• Awareness of leadership styles

Experience

• Experience of working with a medical and care of the elderly caseload
• Clinical teaching
• Staff and student supervision
• Clinically leading a small team of Occupational Therapists
• Experience of recruitment and selection
• Clinical audit
• Operational Management

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£53,751 to £60,651 a yearPa incl HCAS Outer pro rata