Head of Therapies​/ Occupational Therapist - Roehampton

# Head of Therapies/ Occupational Therapist Roehampton Full  Time Closes 6 September 2026

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** 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.
** Active Care Group is one of the UK's leading providers of specialist care and support, delivering high-quality services for adults and young people with complex needs. We are committed to delivering person-centred care that supports recovery. With a strong focus on clinical excellence, compassion, and continuous improvement, we invest in our people through ongoing training, career development, and a positive, inclusive working culture.

At Holybourne Hospital, we provide intensive mental health treatment within a safe and compassionate environment for adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing a mental health crisis with severe and complex conditions. Our focus is on helping service users stabilise, develop insight, build coping strategies, and make meaningful progress in their recovery.

The Therapy Team includes Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Art Therapies.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated
** Occupational Therapist
** to lead this dedicated and friendly multidisciplinary team at Holybourne Hospital on a full-time basis. This is a 37.5-hour-per-week, site-based role that combines clinical and managerial responsibilities. The role also sits within the hospital's wider
** Senior Management Team (SMT).
** As Head of Therapies, you will lead and manage the Therapy Team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality specialist assessments, treatments, and therapeutic interventions. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will promote clinical excellence, support service development, contribute to governance and research activities, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based, person-centred care.

You will provide expert clinical leadership, oversee therapy programmes, support staff development, and ensure services are aligned with best practice, evidence-based care, and organisational objectives.
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* Key Responsibilities:

**** Clinical
* * As an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist, you will:
* Work alongside a highly skilled, collaborative team to deliver a wide range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
* Provide comprehensive therapeutic assessments to support the multidisciplinary team's diagnosis, formulation, and care planning.
* Deliver occupational therapy assessments using a variety of methods, including functional assessments, sensory profiling, observation, interviews, and standardised outcome measures.
* Develop and embed the Occupational Therapy model within the existing service framework.
* Work closely with the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to manage risk, guide treatment, and support patients' wellbeing and recovery.
* Advise on and facilitate the use and interpretation of validated clinical assessment tools to monitor patient progress across the wards.
* Administer and interpret assessments of cognitive and emotional functioning.
* Support the MDT's understanding of patients' psychological, social, and functional needs to ensure appropriate intervention planning.
* In conjunction with the MDT, provide evidence-based psychological and occupational therapy interventions on both an individual and group basis.
* Actively participate in MDT meetings, keeping colleagues informed of therapy interventions and patient progress.
* Ensure referrers, patients, carers, and families are kept informed of therapeutic treatment plans and progress.
* Plan, develop, and deliver group therapy programmes alongside other disciplines, including nursing.
* Advise on patients' future therapy needs and liaise with community providers to support safe discharge planning.
** Training and Supervision
*** Closely supervise the clinical work of members of the Therapy Team to ensure assessments and interventions reflect current best practice.
* Provide peer supervision to members of the MDT where appropriate.
* Promote a greater…