Lead Occupational Therapist in Sheffield

Our client is looking for a Lead Occupational Therapist in Sheffield. Their mission is to enable individuals to reach their fullest potential following catastrophic injury or illness, through expert, compassionate, and cutting-edge rehabilitation. They deliver bespoke, evidence-based therapies, led by an exceptional interdisciplinary team, to achieve the highest standards of recovery and life quality.

As a Lead Occupational Therapist, you play a key role in enabling clients to regain independence, confidence, and quality of life. The role supports the Head of Therapy (HOT) in providing leadership support to the Therapy team. The post holder will also be responsible for supporting the HOT in service development, auditing, and reporting systems.

Job Role:

• Provide clinical and operational leadership to the Occupational Therapy team.
• Oversee the service management and direction of the Occupational Therapy service.
• Lead on service development and evaluation including audits and research review.
• Participate in meetings, lead clinical audits, and contribute to policy development and clinical practice.
• Identify clinical priorities at both operational and strategic levels, ensuring the highest standards of clinical and professional practice.
• Review equipment needs within the occupational therapy service, ensuring awareness of new products and emerging technologies in the UK and internationally.
• Work collaboratively with the IDT to enhance service delivery and client outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership, support, and guidance to other staff team members.
• Support the pre-admission assessment team as required.
• Support the student placement programme within the Therapy department and facilitate learning for both internal staff and visiting students.
• Undertake initial assessments, reviews, and evaluation of occupational therapy strategies for residential clients from admission to discharge.
• Create goal attainment action plans for each client to support maximisation of individual capacity/capabilities.
• Utilise highly developed therapeutic handling skills to support rehabilitation of a variety of neurological/complex trauma rehabilitation clients.
• Write and check comprehensive reports, to a high standard, appropriate to be shared with a variety of external bodies including medicolegal professionals.
• Involve clients and carers/family in the development and delivery of goals within the rehabilitation plan.

Requirements:

• Registered with HCPC.
• Educated to Masters degree level, or offering equivalent specialist knowledge/expertise acquired through training and experience over an extended period of time.
• Relevant postgraduate training in neurological rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation, complex disability management, assistive technology or equivalent specialist area.
• Training qualification/demonstrable experience in developing and delivering training programmes.
• A minimum of 5 years Specialist Rehabilitation experience working with people following life-changing injuries including at least one of the following areas: Traumatic brain injury, Spinal cord injury, Complex neurological conditions, Major trauma, Amputation and limb loss.

Benefits:

• Fantastic salary & benefits £51,000 - £58,200 depending on experience.
• Make a real difference helping someone achieve their goals and live more independently.
• A supportive leadership team and collaborative multidisciplinary environment.