Lead Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £50,536.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £50536.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B28 8SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | L0042-25-0403 |
Summary
The role: This is a part-time role, perfect for those with other commitments who still want to make a meaningful contribution to neurorehabilitation. You'll have the flexibility to balance your professional and personal responsibilities while being fully involved in shaping innovative rehabilitation programmes, supporting our clients long-term recovery, and making a real difference in peoples lives. As our Lead Occupational Therapist, you will: Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy team, ensuring effective delivery of the highly specialist Occupational Therapy service Work as an autonomous practitioner to plan and prioritise a complex clinical caseload Work closely with clients and their family/carers to encourage participation in the therapeutic process Provide supervision, teaching, and appraisal for junior occupational therapists, assistants, students and other members of the multi-disciplinary team Contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service Develop Occupational therapy Treatment programmes in collaboration with clients, carers and other involved professionals (e.g. occupational therapy assistants, support workers) to be carried out as appropriate Participating in clinical audit, clinical risk and quality issues, including the management and reporting of incidents Ensure a high level of communication with internal and external stakeholders Participate in the process of positively supporting and inspiring colleagues within the service to improve standards and quality and to develop professional practice Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights What to look forward to: 25 days plus bank holidays Birthday off Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group