Team Lead Occupational Therapist In Medicine

Join a supportive, forward-thinking team and help shape the future of therapy services across our General and Specialist Medicine wards.

We're looking for a dynamic, motivated Team Lead Occupational Therapist who's ready to make an impact. You'll work in close partnership with the Physiotherapy Team Lead to manage a large interdisciplinary team and oversee day-to-day operations across Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and General Medicine.

• Leadership for a dedicated OT team, providing supervision, guidance, and professional development.
• Advanced autonomous practice with complex patients -- delivering high level assessments, interventions, and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Performance oversight across both short stay and long stay wards, requiring clinical judgement and organisational skills to ensure timely assessment and effective support.
• Expert input to inpatient teams, acting as a clinical resource and champion for best practice.

• Staff development
• Service development and innovation
• Quality improvement initiatives
• Research and audit activity

Interviews will be held in person at St Peter's Hospital.

To be jointly responsible for the day-to-day operational management of physiotherapy and occupational therapy over 7 medical wards.

To provide skilled team leadership in planning and delivering the high standards of occupational therapy assessment, management, treatment, and advice to patients on the medical wards on a daily basis.

To take a major role in the advanced assessment and management of patients within this specialty who may have a complex presentation and / or a multi-pathology presentation, determining best delivery of care, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Be involved in developing the service in line with national and local strategic plans.

To line manage the Medical Therapy team occupational therapists consisting of band 6 x3, band 5 x1, band 4 x 3/4 staff. (Please note that as of June 2026 the team will be undergoing further restructuring secondary to gaining additional medical wards), as supervisor, appraiser and role model.

The Trust is moving towards 7 day working and this post will be expected to participate in providing the OT service across 7 days, including extended hours and weekend working.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We are part of a collaborative Group with the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. As part of this partnership, colleagues may occasionally work across both organisations to support shared services, development opportunities and patient care.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology and outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits and discounts.

• To take a leading role in the advanced assessment, clinical diagnosis…