Occupational Therapy Team Lead

3 days ago


Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Occupational Therapist to lead our Community Mental Health Team.

About the Role

This part-time position offers an opportunity to work as a Band 7 Team Lead, leading the Community Mental Health Occupational Therapy Team. The role involves continuing to embed the principles of Occupational Therapy within a recovery framework, using the philosophy of occupation in community-based settings.

The successful candidate will have the chance to develop the service, work alongside other Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Team Leads, provide supervision and management of Occupational Therapy grades, and ensure the maintenance of clinical standards through regular supervision of students on practice placement.

Main Responsibilities
  • To assess, plan, implement, and evaluate Occupational Therapy interventions with autonomy in secondary care and community settings.
  • To provide leadership through supervision, induction, training, and education of other Occupational Therapists (from Band 4 to Band 6), according to organizational policy and accepted professional standards.
  • To collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team and with voluntary organizations, local authority, and other appropriate health and social care sectors to negotiate care provision across the primary/secondary care interface.
Person Specification

Qualifications & Clinical Experience:

  • Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
  • Autonomous practitioner with self-management skills.
  • Knowledge of services that link across the primary/secondary care interface to provide integrated care in specialism.
  • Evidence of experience of Mental Health services as a Band 5 or 6.
Experience & Requirements

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 per annum

Working Hours: Part-time hours, approximately 22 hours per week



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