Lead Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Join a Trust that values occupational therapy

Band 7 Lead Occupational Therapist

: Across our adult and older adult male and female inpatient wards : Bury, Oldham, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop – Greater Manchester

At Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, we’re transforming inpatient mental health care - and occupational therapy is central to that change.

We’re looking for forward-thinking, experienced occupational therapists to lead and develop OT practice across our inpatient wards. You’ll play a vital leadership role in shaping the future of occupational therapy within our Trust - championing holistic, person-centred care and evidence-based practice that enables meaningful lives for patients.

Main duties of the job

Who we’re looking for

You’ll be a HCPC-registered occupational therapist with substantial experience in mental health, bringing strong leadership skills and a genuine passion for enabling others to thrive.

You’ll be committed to delivering holistic, person-centred care, confident in evidence-based practice, and motivated to contribute to service improvement. With excellent communication and collaboration skills, you will build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.

You might currently be working in another NHS trust, in the private sector, or through an agency. You may be based in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, or the wider North West. Wherever you are in your career, if you’re looking for safer staffing, stronger support, and meaningful opportunities to grow, Pennine Care is ready to welcome you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your main responsibilities in this role are to take the lead in the development and management of the Occupational Therapy service across inpatient services (adults of working age and older adults), in one of the five localities within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT) using highly specialist clinical and leadership skills developed through experience and post graduate training, ensuring quality of service and compliance with the Trust’s core  values, standards and regulations. You will work in partnership with Operational and Ward managers, quality leads and other Lead Occupational Therapists to support and develop the Occupational Therapy workforce, ensuring person centred, high quality, evidence  based, safe and effective OT service delivery across inpatient Mental Health Services.

Please see the  job description for further details about the role and responsibilities.