Lead Occupational Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£59,493 to £65,113 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SE10 8AD
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Oct 2026
Closing date:	18 Nov 2026

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Summary

The role: Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible. Key responsibilities: As our Lead OT, you will have the opportunity to: Lead with impact: Manage, mentor, and inspire our Occupational Therapy team, ensuring high-quality care delivery. Clinical leadership: Hold a small caseload with a focus on complex needs, guiding your team through best practice approaches. Shape the service: Drive service development, contribute to strategy, and champion continuous improvement. Support others: Provide supervision, teaching, and professional development to staff and students. Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with patients, families, carers, and the wider team to deliver truly holistic rehabilitation alongside taking on key worker responsibility. Quality and safety: Lead on clinical governance, audit, and risk management to keep standards high and people safe. Our Benefits: Free lunch when on duty 25 days plus bank holidays 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

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