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Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 07 November 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: | 23 November 2025 |
| Location: | ROTHERHAM, S63 7TQ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9186-25-1232 |
Summary
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. Applicants must have a degree/diploma in occupational therapy, registration with the HCPC and significant experience working as a senior therapist in mental health. Usual working hours are Monday to Friday, but applicants must be able to work flexibly to accommodate the needs of the service. Person specification Qualifications/Registration Essential Recognised OT Degree/diplomaHCPC Registered Training Essential Portfolio of relevant post qualification CPD highly including specialist knowledge of professional interventions and evaluations.Leadership trainingClinical educator Desirable Post-graduate training specific to client groupRelevant Masters modules or completed programme Experience Essential Significant experience working as a senior therapist in mental healthWorking experience of assessing and managing a complex caseload within mental healthExperience of effective multi-disciplinary/agency working and established interpersonal and negotiation skillsKnowledge of Risk Assessment and ability to ensure effective risk management strategies within specialism.Experience of designing and delivering different learning and development opportunities for staff teams.Experience in developing evaluation / audit tools and resources as part of profession/multi-professional teamExperience of leading the clinical and professional development of others including students Desirable Experience of research, audit, service evaluation and/or quality improvement projects - setting up, evaluating, reporting and applicationExperience of collaboration across teams, services, and other stakeholders outside of the Trust Knowledge and Skills Essential Highly specialist applied clinical knowledge including applied knowledge of risk assessment within field of clinical practiceKnowledge of National Policy and guidance and impact on local practice.Excellent written and oral communication skills for a variety of audiences, and in situationsExtensive experience of supporting other staff and studentsLeadership skillsIT skills - to support clinical and service needs and developmentsExcellent clinical reasoning skills Desirable Highly specialist knowledge of how mental and physical health contribute to risk assessment and support management. Contributed to regional and national clinical projects and/or strategic workExperience of managing a project or service initiative. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.