Occupational Therapy Team Lead

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Main area In patient Rehabilitation Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Until 01/10/2027) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, with some additional weekend working required. Working hours and patterns can be discussed at interview.) Job
-HERTS-8347571

Site Potters Bar Community Hospital Town Potters Bar Salary £51,657 - £58,785 per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.

Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.

We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.

Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join us as a Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead within our inpatient rehabilitation service in Hertfordshire.

This part-time, 6-month fixed-term opportunity offers the chance to bring your specialist skills to a supportive multidisciplinary team, helping people with complex and multiple conditions maximise their independence and achieve meaningful rehabilitation goals.

You will:

• Provide highly specialised OT assessment, treatment and clinical advice.
• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide specialist OT expertise and support to colleagues.
• Work with the OT Lead to develop the service and strengthen integrated working with health and social care partners.
• Support evidence-based, person-centred practice and the development of colleagues.

You will join an inclusive organisation where your expertise, ideas, development and wellbeing are valued.

As Occupational Therapy Team Lead , you will:

• Manage a specialist caseload of patients with multiple and complex rehabilitation needs.
• Undertake highly specialised OT assessment and treatment, using evidence-based approaches to support individual goals and independence.
• Provide expert OT advice to patients, carers, relatives and health and social care professionals.
• Work as an active member of the multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation team to support safe, high-quality and person-centred care.
• Act as a specialist clinical resource for OT colleagues and other healthcare professionals across Hertfordshire.
• Support the OT Lead with service development and initiatives that strengthen integrated working with partner organisations.
• Share specialist knowledge and contribute to the development of OT practice across the service.
• Support colleagues to develop their clinical knowledge and skills and contribute to a positive learning environment.

You will have the opportunity to influence practice, contribute to service development and make a meaningful…