Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Substantial NHS experience working in field of Neurorehabilitation
- Experience
Broad experience of Neurorehabilitation – Acute or community
- Qualifications
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy (OT)
- Qualifications
Current registration with HCPC
- Qualifications
Post graduate training
- Personal Qualities
Strong interpersonal skills
- Personal Qualities
Adaptable and resilient in high-pressure situations
- Personal Qualities
Possesses a full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes
- Skills and Behaviours
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, effective at all levels
- Skills and Behaviours
Skilled in planning and organisation, enabling effective management of a patient caseload
- Skills and Behaviours
Able to use a risk assessment approach to maximise patients' safety and function
- Knowledge and Awareness
Sound knowledge of neurological conditions and rehabilitation
- Knowledge and Awareness
Clinical knowledge of all areas within remit of post
- Knowledge and Awareness
Awareness of the impact of Clinical Governance on service delivery
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Clinical supervision of students
- Experience
Experience of staff supervision
- Qualifications
Undertaken further specialised training, e.g., communication and assertiveness
- Qualifications
Member of RCOT SSNP
- Qualifications
Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post
- Skills and Behaviours
Lead, develop, and evaluate the service effectively using data collection, audits, and reports.
- Skills and Behaviours
Proven experience teaching Neurology, both in formal and informal settings
- Knowledge and Awareness
Broad background of Occupational therapy skills
- Knowledge and Awareness
Attendance at relevant training courses, e.g. National Stroke conferences
- Knowledge and Awareness
Postgraduate training in neurological rehabilitation or leadership
Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Stroke and Neurology Service as a Team Lead Occupational Therapist. This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician with a strong background in stroke and neurological rehabilitation who is ready to take the next step in their leadership journey.
Working across acute stroke services and community stroke outreach, you will manage a varied caseload of patients with complex stroke and neurological conditions, supporting them through assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning and recovery. You will work closely with a highly skilled stroke multidisciplinary team.
Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will provide professional leadership and supervision to occupational therapists, assistants and students, helping to develop staff, drive service improvement and promote evidence-based practice. The role offers opportunities to lead audits, quality improvement projects and service development initiatives across the stroke and neuro pathway
You will be supported by the 8a Occupational Therapy Lead, who will provide professional leadership and supervision, alongside opportunities to develop your clinical, leadership and service improvement skills within the wider stroke and neurology pathway.
Main duties of the job
As a community Neuro OT Team Lead, you will:
Lead complex caseloads: Manage and prioritise a diverse and highly complex caseload of neurological patients across community settings, ensuring timely and effective interventions.
Deliver specialist assessments and interventions: Conduct advanced occupational therapy assessments and interventions in various community venues, including patients' homes and care homes, aligning with individual needs and risk factors.
Ensure professional accountability and quality: Maintain professional and legal accountability for your clinical work, adhering to all relevant policies and professional standards. You will also monitor and support the quality of practice within the team.
Apply advanced clinical reasoning: Utilise advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to develop and implement personalized, goal-oriented treatment plans, incorporating therapeutic options, assistive equipment, environmental adaptations, and care services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
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 Team Lead Occupational Therapist with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Epsom, England. It is listed as a Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £55524.00 to £62652.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.
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