Lead Occupational Therapist

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.Are you ready to take your expertise in neurorehabilitation to the next level and help shape a cutting-edge service from the ground upOur Birmingham service is transitioning to Active Neuro, the newly launched division of Active Care Group, which provides specialist rehabilitation for adults across the UK living with neurological conditions resulting from injury, illness, or disease. We are committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, and empowered enabling them to live their best life possible.Active Neuro has invested heavily in refurbishing the service and implementing state-of-the-art robotic technology, including the Luna EMG Premium and the ExoMotus M4, giving therapists the tools to deliver intensive, goal-orientated rehabilitation tailored to each individual. Here, recovery isn't just about restoring function it's about rebuilding lives, independence, and quality of life.We support NHS, private, and medicolegal clients, and unlike other services, we are not restricted to short timeframes. This allows for longer-term, meaningful goal setting, whether that's returning to hobbies, social activities, creative pursuits, or everyday life tasks.We are also expanding into outpatient pathways, ensuring continuity of care for those who no longer require inpatient rehabilitation, as well as offering support for people from the wider community.As our Lead Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in developing this service, helping to shape clinical pathways, introduce innovative approaches, and inspire a multidisciplinary team. We value our therapists' expertise and creativity, offering the freedom to innovate, contribute ideas, and influence service development. You'll also benefit from strong peer support, cross-site collaboration, and partnerships with organisations like Headway and the Spinal Injuries Association, as well as personalised CPD pathways and the opportunity to attend various conferences and networking events.If you are passionate about making a tangible difference, driving innovation, and leading a team in a service committed to holistic, person-centred care, this is your chance to be at the forefront of neurorehabilitation in the UK.Please note: this advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.The role:As our Lead Occupational Therapist, you will:Lead and manage the Occupational Therapy team, ensuring effective delivery of the highly specialist Occupational Therapy service Work as an autonomous practitioner to plan and prioritise a complex clinical caseload Work closely with clients and their family/carers to encourage participation in the therapeutic process Provide supervision, teaching, and appraisal for junior occupational therapists, assistants, students and other members of the multi-disciplinary team Contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service Develop Occupational therapy Treatment programmes in collaboration with clients, carers and other involved professionals (e.g. occupational therapy assistants, support workers) to be carried out as appropriate Participating in clinical audit, clinical risk and quality issues, including the management and reporting of incidents Ensure a high level of communication with internal and external stakeholders Participate in the process of positively supporting and inspiring colleagues within the service to improve standards and quality and to develop professional practice Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights About you:We are looking for an experienced and compassionate professional who:Is HCPC registered Brings extensive experience in neurological rehabilitation or related complex care settings Demonstrates strong leadership skills, inspiring and motivating a multidisciplinary team Is passionate about innovation and delivering outstanding, life-changing outcomes for our clients Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.What to look forward to:25 days plus bank holidays Birthday off Join theActive Learning Huband benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities Benefits Hubg iving discounts and savings on your weekly shop Free 24 hour confidentialEmployee Assistance Programme Helpline & Appto support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension Access to join aMedicash Health Planfor you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials like going to the dentist or opticians We recognise outstandingActive Behavioursvia theActive Awardsprogramme Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits Refer a FriendSchemeand earn yourself up to£1500by 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 GroupTPBN1_UKTJ