Senior Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 07 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 January 2026 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM1 7LF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9364-26-0013 |
Summary
Maintain and develop professional expertise in a wide range of clinicalareas and conditions. Dealing with the day to day management of the inpatientOT serviceincluding delegating and monitoring work. Todeputise for the Therapy Lead in their absence. Be aware of the additional responsibility of loneworking. Raise the profile of Occupational Therapy within the multi-disciplinary team and the widercommunity. Be autonomously responsible for complexcaseloads. Provide clinical expertise to other members of the multi professionalteam. Supervise junior staff at alllevels. Plan and prioritise departmentalworkload. Develop and implement training forassistants. Represent Occupational Therapy at seniorlevel. Assist in the recruitment, selection and orientation of new staffmembers. Participate in the staff appraisal scheme as appraiser and appraisee. To be responsible for implementing and achieving development needs for self and junior staff identified from the performance review and developmentplans. Undertake the role of Clinical Educator for Occupational Therapy students, working with colleagues to ensure the standard of clinical placements and teaching meets qualificationrequirements In addition to the above duties you will also be expected to perform the below key activities in line with your job role; - Complete mandatory training in line with Trust policy and procedures - To participate in the staff appraisal process and to undertake for any staff you manage - To keep yourself updated on all matters relating to Trust policy - To provide management supervision where appropriate