Clinical Specialist/Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 24 May 2025

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Clinical Specialist / Occupational Therapist Team Lead? Join our passionate and forward-thinking team on the beautiful Isle of Wight, a place that offers not only professional opportunitiesbut also an outstanding quality of life.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop Occupational Therapists across our Community Rehabilitation service, playing a key role in delivering the Island's rehabilitation strategy. You'll work strategically with Social Services, Health, and Third Sector partners to drive integrated, innovative, and proactive ways of working. As a senior clinician, you'll also hold a designated caseload, giving you the chance to remain hands-on while influencing care across the Integrated Locality Therapy Service.

We are committed to creating a culture of learning, development, and career progression. With structured educational pathways, opportunities to connect across the larger organisation, and robust supervision, we support you in building a broad skill set that paves the way towards advanced practice. At the heart of everything we do is a belief in positive, high-performing teams where individuality is recognised, inclusion is championed, and success is shared.

Main duties of the job

Do you have the following?

Commitment to contribute to the development of the Rehabilitation Service

Demonstrated high-level written and oral (including telephone) communication skills

A background of being self-motivated and able to work in a team environment

Knowledge and understanding of the application of quality care and evidence-based practice

Demonstrated high level of organisational and time management skills

Ability to work within the Values and Visions framework of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

A genuine wish to live on a beautiful Island (with good ferry connections to the mainland)

Some of the key duties are:

To manage a caseload of patients with complex needs, using evidence based/person centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

To provide and develop an Occupational Therapy service to a specific area and contribute to related policies

To act as a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist and Team Lead within this area and the Community Rehab Occupational Therapy Service

To provide leadership for junior staff, through supervision and appraisal within a designated area/team

To lead clinical audits and undertake research

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, combining the expertise and services of multiple NHS providers to deliver high-quality healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With a dedicated workforce exceeding 12,000 staff and a footprint that spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, we offer an extensive range of services, including mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health care, reaching diverse communities across urban, rural, and coastal areas.

We are committed to delivering care with compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, ensuring that our patients and service users are at the heart of everything we do. By working closely with our partners, we're creating a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that champions staff development, well-being, and collaboration.

Join us and be part of an organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional healthcare; where your skills and ambitions can make a real difference to the communities we serve, now and in the future.

Date posted

20 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-IOW-7302

Job locations

St. Mary's Hospital (IOW)

Parkhurst Road

Newport

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone -- if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team -- detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma.
HCPC Registration.

Desirable

Refer to attached JD

Experience

Essential

Evidence of CPD including postgraduate rehabilitation focus and neurological courses, reflective practice, IST and experiential learning.
Experience of working as part of an OT team/multidisciplinary team. Team management experience,
Extensive postgraduate general rehabilitation and neurological knowledge and experience e.g., normal movement courses.
Experience of working as a clinical lead.
Experience of student and staff clinical education.
Evidence of implementation of service developments.
Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession, able to lead a team professionally and clinically.
NHS or equivalent clinical experience

Desirable

Refer to attached JD

Additional Criteria

Essential

Current Driving licence.
To be able to demonstrate the physical ability for assessment and treatment of patients within this speciality client group with multiple and varied disabilities and illnesses including working with multiple adaptive moving and handling devices.
To be able to demonstrate a variety of highly developed advanced Occupational Therapy techniques and therapeutic handling and observational skills.
Be physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.

Desirable

Refer to attached JD

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma.
HCPC Registration.

Desirable

Refer to attached JD

Experience

Essential

Evidence of CPD including postgraduate rehabilitation focus and neurological courses, reflective practice, IST and experiential learning.
Experience of working as part of an OT team/multidisciplinary team. Team management experience,
Extensive postgraduate general rehabilitation and neurological knowledge and experience e.g., normal movement courses.
Experience of working as a clinical lead.
Experience of student and staff clinical education.
Evidence of implementation of service developments.
Understanding of legal responsibilities of the profession, able to lead a team professionally and clinically.
NHS or equivalent clinical experience

Desirable

Refer to attached JD

Additional Criteria

Essential

Current Driving licence.
To be able to demonstrate the physical ability for assessment and treatment of patients within this speciality client group with multiple and varied disabilities and illnesses including working with multiple adaptive moving and handling devices.
To be able to demonstrate a variety of highly developed advanced Occupational Therapy techniques and therapeutic handling and observational skills.
Be physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines.

Desirable

Refer to attached JD

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.