Occupational Therapy Team Lead- Orthopaedics and Surgery
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 p.a. incl. Outer London HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 January 2026 |
| Location: | Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7QB |
| Company: | Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7639765/396-7639765-DE-GV-Z |
Summary
A Vacancy at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder provides specialist occupational therapy service to clients within Elderly Care Unit. They will be leading the Acute Elderly care OT service and team. The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred practice in the assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will be working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team, taking on an active role in identifying, coordinating and organising the appropriate care and rehabilitation service and home/hospital set-up needed to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patient from the acute hospital.
The post holder will be providing specialist occupational therapy service to clients within the Orthopaedics and Surgical wards and leading the Ortho/ Surgery teams within OT. -The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-based
and client-centred practice in the assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will be working closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, taking on an active role in identifying, coordinating and organising the appropriate care and rehabilitation service and home/hospital set-up needed to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patient from the acute hospital.
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
Compassionate - We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy
Inclusive - We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone’s unique contribution
Collaborative - We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive
Inspiring - We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving
Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025
The post holder provides specialist occupational therapy service to clients within Elderly Care Unit. They will be leading the Acute Elderly care OT service and team. The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred practice in the assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will be working closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team, taking on an active role in identifying, coordinating and organising the appropriate care and rehabilitation service and home/hospital set-up needed to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patient from the acute hospital.
The post holder will be providing specialist occupational therapy service to clients within the Orthopaedics and Surgical wards and leading the Ortho/ Surgery teams within OT. -The post holder is responsible for managing a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence-based
and client-centred practice in the assessment and the planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. The post holder will be working closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team, taking on an active role in identifying, coordinating and organising the appropriate care and rehabilitation service and home/hospital set-up needed to ensure the safe and timely discharge of patient from the acute hospital.
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:
Compassionate - We treat everyone with kindness, understanding and empathy
Inclusive - We are respectful, fair and open, valuing everyone’s unique contribution
Collaborative - We work together across our teams and with our partners and are helpful, positive and supportive
Inspiring - We strive for the best for patients, communities, staff and partners and are always learning and improving
Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025