Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 17 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE3 9QP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9358-25-0602 |
Summary
Provide clinical and professional leadership to Therapy colleagues in the speciality area. Lead, evaluate and develop clinical practice within a specialty ensuring compliance with national and local guidelines and frameworks. Responsible for clinical standards, evidence-based practice and quality metrics within the speciality. Work as an autonomous practitioner to provide specialist therapy assessments, diagnose and develop individualised treatment programmes based on the patients needs, using advanced clinical reasoning skills To be responsible for a clinical caseload; which will include complex cases. Undertake an active role in developing and promoting Therapy within the specialty. Be responsible for the day to day management of the delivery of the Therapy specialist team in an efficient and effective way within a fast and pressurised environment. Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Therapy within the Specialist Team holding responsibility for defined projects Work alongside the Therapy Speciality Lead / Therapy Clinical Team Leader to develop links between the specialist Therapy team and relevant Divisions within UHL. Ensure the training and development of staff within the Therapy Speciality Team Liaise with colleagues and work across site/cross specialty if appropriate in order to ensure the provision of a seamless equitable service Deputise for the Therapy Speciality Lead as appropriate