Job requirements
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Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Understanding of safeguarding, mental capacity and risk management legislation
- Skills
Exceptional organisational skills
- Skills
Achieve service activity and performance targets
- Skills
Provide positive patient experience and outcome measures to demonstrate same
- Qualifications
Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Qualifications
Master's degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification.
- Qualifications
Leadership or management training.
- Knowledge and Experience
Extensive post-registration Occupational Therapy experience.
- Knowledge and Experience
Significant experience within specialist spinal cord injury
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience managing highly complex rehabilitation caseloads.
- Knowledge and Experience
Expert knowledge of disability management, participation and occupational performance.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of wheelchair provision, posture and seating management.
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Knowledge of national spinal cord injury standards and rehabilitation pathways.
- Qualifications
Clinical Leadership Qualification.
- Qualifications
Postgraduate qualification in rehabilitation, neuroscience or leadership.
- Qualifications
Practice Educator Qualification.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of national spinal cord injury standards and rehabilitation pathways.
- Knowledge and Experience
Research or publication experience
- Knowledge and Experience
Experience within a designated Spinal Cord Injury Centre.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) to join the team at the renowned London Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Centre of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. As Clinical Lead OT, you will provide expert rehabilitation for patients with highly complex Spinal Cord Injuries. You will work within an exemplary team of Therapists and closely with Doctors, Nursing colleagues and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver outstanding patient care and support the development of the service.
This role combines clinical practice with leadership, education, service development, quality improvement and research. You will provide clinical leadership to therapy staff, contribute to workforce development, and drive innovation to improve patient outcomes. You will receive invaluable mentorship by the outgoing post-holder for the duration of the contract.
If you are passionate about championing Occupational Therapy in shaping the future of SCI rehabilitation, please apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide professional and operational leadership to the LSCIC Occupational Therapy team, contribute to multidisciplinary service development, support research and quality improvement activities, and represent LSCIC Occupational Therapy at local, regional and national levels.
The post holder will manage the Occupational Therapy service within the London Spinal Cord Injury Centre, ensuring delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based and patient-centred rehabilitation in line with national spinal cord injury standards.
The post holder will provide expert clinical leadership and highly specialist occupational therapy intervention for individuals with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injuries across inpatient, outpatient and community pathways.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
see attached JD and PS .
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.
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This advert is for Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist and Team Lead with Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust in Stanmore, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 pa. The contract type is 12 months (As part of succession planning, there may be potential for this role to be readvertised as a substantive full time post at the end of this fixed term period.). The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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