Occupational Therapy Clinical Professional Lead

Occupational Therapy Clinical Professional Lead

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board's Occupational Therapy Service is seeking an exceptional Occupational Therapist who is ready to embrace an exciting opportunity as Clinical Professional Lead in Acute and Trauma services. This senior role provides both professional and operational leadership across a diverse and dynamic service area. As a key member of our senior leadership team, the post holder will play a central role in shaping services, influencing strategic direction, and championing quality, person-centred care.

• Extensive clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist within relevant acute or trauma settings.
• Proven leadership experience, including leading people, teams, and complex services.
• A strong track record in service development, quality improvement, and change management.
• Ability to work collaboratively across professions and services.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• A positive, proactive, and curious mindset.
• Enthusiasm, passion, and a genuine commitment to high-quality patient care.
• Compassionate leadership style, with the ability to motivate and empower others.
• A team-player who thrives in collaborative environments.
• Resilience, adaptability, and confidence in navigating complexity.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

• Provide senior professional and operational leadership for Occupational Therapy across the Acute and Trauma portfolio.
• Offer high quality clinical guidance, ensuring high standards of practice and robust clinical governance.
• Lead and support teams through change, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making as part of the senior leadership group.
• Foster a culture of compassionate leadership, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Work closely with professional and operational leaders to ensure services are efficient, responsive, and aligned with organisational priorities.
• Champion innovation and evidence-based practice across the portfolio.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Personal Specification Requirement for the full details for the role requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and evaluation of service delivery ensuring effective management of human and other resources. The post holder will also provide the clinical and professional interface with the OT leads working in the above-named services. There will be a close working relationship with all other community services and non-statutory organisations. To communicate specialist information on a range of service development issues within the organisation and across other providers where there may be resistance to change and where co-operation is required to take developments forward.

In addition to managing a small caseload of…