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Lead Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 19 December 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: | 08 January 2026 |
| Location: | Durham Tees Valley, DL2 2TS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9346-25-1496 |
Summary
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy. The post holder will provide and lead the delivery of evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT pathway in their area of clinical responsibility. Applicants must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers. The ability to engage and communicate with older people with mental health issues, as well as the family/carers and system around them is essential. Applicants must be able to demonstrate significant experience in the delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this clinical area of occupational therapy delivery. We are able to support the use of transferrable occupational therapy skills and experience from a range of clinical settings. Clinical/professional supervision is provided by the Trust professional head of occupational therapy, and the postholder will be a core member of the Trust wide occupational therapy leadership group. The postholder organises and leads an occupational therapy learning and governance networks for the staff they lead to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to wider OT service developments.