Head Occupational Therapist

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a dedicated Head Occupational Therapist - Band 7 to work in a brand new hospital due to open this September 2023 in Nottingham.

You will be working for one of UK’s leading health care providers

A new hospital in East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, is due to open in September 2023, will provide a highly specialised service for women with personality disorder and complex needs

**To be considered for this position you must be qualified as an Occupational Therapist with a HCPC Registration**

As the Head Occupational Therapist your key responsibilities include:

Hold a small clinical caseload and utilise highly specialist clinical skills and decision-making to assess, implement and evaluate care
Implement specialist group and individual treatments to achieve therapeutic goals
Using evidence practice and recognised outcome measures evaluate progress and adjust future intervention accordingly
Report on progress in a timely and professional manner, in difficult and complex situations, sharing and defending own viewpoint succinctly and appropriately in a range of situations
Assume professional accountability and responsibility for service delivery within the OT Department
Be accountable for the overall management of complaints and/or conflicts within the OT department
Contribute to strategies and practices that promote service users’ and carers’ rights and participation, in line with their choices, and support others to do so
Actively listen to and seek the views of others to facilitate shared ownership of decision-making


The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

Highly specialist knowledge of the area of specialism; clinical skills in assessment and intervention
Critical awareness of Adult and social learning theories
Microsoft Office tools and good working knowledge of information technology
Experience of leading a team
Experience of conducting audits/reviewing service delivery
Working without close supervision, being responsible and accountable for workload


The successful Head Occupational Therapist will receive an excellent salary of £43,050 per annum.

This exciting position is a Full Time role working 40 hours a week.

In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

Free parking
Free meals for staff on duty
Relocation package available
Group pension plan helping you save for your future
NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card (includes big brand discounts)
Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice + plus much more


Reference ID: 6227
To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV