Occupational Therapy Clinical Professional Lead

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

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Job Overview

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.

We Are Looking For Someone Who Brings a Blend Of Clinical Credibility, Leadership Capability, And Personal Drive. The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate

• 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

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Qualification

Essential criteria

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Hold a full MSc/Level 7 qualification or be wokrign towards ML7 study

Evidence of leadership and management training at level 5 or above

Practice placement educator

Desirable criteria

• Membership of RCOT/BAOT
• Membership of special interest groups/community of practice
  
  

Expereince, knowledge & understanding

Essential criteria

• Extensive clinical leadership experience at Band 7 level
• Supervision experience of junior staff or students
• Extensive clinical experience
• Experience of research or audit
• Extensive experience of working with others in partnership/collaboration
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a project team or as project manager
  
  

Skills & Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to represent the service at corporate level
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own and others performance and develop new methods of working
• Ability to work to deadlines and deliver outcomes
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Financial/budgetary management responsibility/experience
• Ability to speak Welsh
• The ability to move between sites within the Health Board, Local Authority or service user’s homes as demanded by the job role