Advanced Occupational Therapist Team Leader - Stroke

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to support and lead a team in the clinical area of Stroke. This is a secondment or fixed term role to cover a maternity leave.

You will manage your own and support others with complex caseloads in both Acute Stroke and Stroke Rehab

The role involves close working with the MDT as well as divisional Senior Leaders. There will also be close working with senior leadership in Occupational Therapy.

The Occupational Therapy department offers opportunities to take part in training opportunities and innovation in an ever changing environment.

There are ample leadership development opportunities. You will supervise and appraise members of the team and support the development of junior staff.

Main duties of the job

You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with highly developed clinical skills in stroke services. You will have a lead role in initiating, planning, implementing and leading the service developments in the Stroke Occupational Therapy Team on a day-to-day basis.

You will provide occupational therapy to patients working autonomously and without direct supervision. You will ensure safe and effective delivery of occupational therapy and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary and agency teams and the Professional Lead and Operational Manager in Occupational Therapy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment or fixed term contract. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.

This vacancy will close at midnight on the 6th September 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on the 15th September 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Applicant requirements

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.