Job overview
Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Elderly Care
Are you a dynamic individual with specialist inpatient elderly care experience?
Are you passionate about patient-centred care and do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual as Elderly Care Team Lead Occupational Therapist.
The post is suitable for an experienced OT with past leadership and service development experience. The post will be operating across three inpatient elderly care wards and one inpatient orthogeriatric hip fracture ward, working with individuals with a variety of complex needs. Additionally, there are outpatient responsibilities for the regular falls and movement disorders clinics.
The successful applicant will have extensive NHS inpatient elderly care experience and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust’s CARE values.
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the elderly care occupational therapy team in conjunction with the Professional Lead for OT.
- To be an advanced specialist Occupational Therapist in the management of patients in elderly care; having a comprehensive understanding of the complex needs of this population group.
- To use advanced knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
- To provide specialist support and advice to the occupational therapy team and other healthcare staff.
- To ensure a high quality and effective occupational therapy service in elderly care.
- To deputise for the Professional Lead for OT as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
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This advert is for Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Elderly Care with Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Jun 2026.
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