Occupational Therapy Lead

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• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Riverside,Lowestoft NR33 0EQ
  - Hybrid
• Salary: £48,163 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours: 37 hours per week, flexible working options available
• Contract: Fixed term or Secondment for 12 months

This is an exciting opportunity to join us in Waveney as we strengthen our integration with community health partners. We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Occupational Therapy Lead to take on a pivotal clinical leadership role within Adult Social Care
.

In this role, you’ll shape the future of occupational therapy practice across the Waveney locality. You’ll champion best practice, drive service development, and lead a passionate team of occupational therapists (OTs) alongside our Team Managers - all while making a real difference to the lives of the people we support.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Lead and influence OT practice across theWaveney
  
  Locality, ensuring consistency, quality, and innovation.
• Provide clinical supervision and professional guidance to OTs, supporting their development and maintaining best practice standards.
• Oversee and respond to demand, waiting lists, and capacity, ensuring efficient service delivery.
• Support audits, quality assurance, and implement practice changes aligned with evidence-based approaches.
• Work in close partnership with senior clinician sin health andsocial care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred care.
• Engage with OTs across health and social care to develop collaborative projects, implement service improvements, and promote integration.
• Deliver and oversee specialist assessments and interventions for individuals with complex needs.
• Support the Principal OT and locality leadership in shaping an effective, responsive, and innovative OT service.

You can view a full list of requirements in the
Job and Person Profile (Word). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

You will provide clinical and leadership support to Occupational Therapists across the Waveneyarea of Suffolk as the organisation transitions to a new operating model and locality-based alliances. You will work closely with the Senior Management Team, who oversee operational delivery, and will be part of the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

Empowering Everyone

We’re big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We’re always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report
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If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.

Step 2 - Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the JPP.

• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to apply? If you are disabled and/or have additional support needs, you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting our Recruitment Team at or.

You can find examples of possible adjustments on our
Reasonable Adjustment pages
. If you're invited to the next stage, you’ll have another chance to request adjustments.

Closing date:11.30pm, 13 January 2026.

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