# Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/professional-and-clinical-lead-occupational-therapist/a0454b9d-2d6f-4aa0-8dfd-712816a96714 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/professional-and-clinical-lead-occupational-therapist/a0454b9d-2d6f-4aa0-8dfd-712816a96714.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working across a 7 day week service) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T11:51:34.781Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Bodmin/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8076147 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8076147?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Inpatient Stroke Service at Bodmin Hospital. As a senior member of the Stroke Unit Therapy team, you will provide professional and clinical leadership, ensuring high standards of assessment, intervention and patient‑centred care. This is a pivotal role where you will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of stroke therapy staff, helping to shape and develop a responsive, safe and effective service. ### Main duties of the job In this leadership position, you will: - Provide professional and clinical leadership to the Stroke Unit Therapy team. - Ensure high-quality, evidence-based assessment and treatment for stroke patients and their families/carers. - Work across a seven-day service, supporting consistent and effective care delivery. - Collaborate with the senior management team to deliver services aligned with national targets, local priorities and performance indicators. - Maintain your own clinical practice, managing a highly complex caseload and utilising advanced specialist clinical skills. - Contribute to Trust-wide AHP leadership as part of the professional leadership structure. - Coordinate and support undergraduate and post-qualification learning, CPD opportunities and development across the service line. - Represent stroke therapy at operational and corporate meetings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Inpatient Stroke Service at Bodmin Hospital. As a senior member of the Stroke Unit Therapy team, you will provide professional and clinical leadership, ensuring high standards of assessment, intervention and patient‑centred care. This is a pivotal role where you will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of stroke therapy staff, helping to shape and develop a responsive, safe and effective service. ## Job Description In this leadership position, you will: Provide professional and clinical leadership to the Stroke Unit Therapy team. Ensure high-quality, evidence-based assessment and treatment for stroke patients and their families/carers. Work across a seven-day service, supporting consistent and effective care delivery. Collaborate with the senior management team to deliver services aligned with national targets, local priorities and performance indicators. Maintain your own clinical practice, managing a highly complex caseload and utilising advanced specialist clinical skills. Contribute to Trust-wide AHP leadership as part of the professional leadership structure. Coordinate and support undergraduate and post-qualification learning, CPD opportunities and development across the service line. Represent stroke therapy at operational and corporate meetings. ## Responsibilities To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel independently when required ### Role requirement **Essential** - Evidence of post graduate training in specialist assessment and treatment approaches for people who have had a stroke - Experience in a stroke rehabilitation setting - Experience of supervising other qualified staff - Masters level qualification or equivilent experience - Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development **Desirable** - Qualification in coaching and mentoring - Experience of research and audit ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Highly motivated and focused - Excellent interpersonal skills ### Skills and Aptitude **Essential** - Awareness and understanding of current national stroke guidelines - Demonstrate the ability to deliver service in line with evidence based practice and clear outcome measures - Demonstrate the ability to establish effective working relationships with staff and partner agencies - Demonstrate the ability to prioritise own, others and service workload ### Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Caseload management including highly complex cases - In depth knowledge of professional standards and code of conduct for occupational therapy ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) - [professional & clinical lead occupational therapist (pdf, 760.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10367902) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.