Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

6/27/2025

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

In-Patient Community RGH & YAB

An exciting opening has arisen in the ABUHB Occupational Therapy (OT) service for a Team lead Occupational Therapist, who is self-motivated, proactive, and able to actively engage in developing care pathways and new ways of working for the delivery of the OT service. The post offers an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive, fast paced learning environment.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

All applicants will be expected to have strong clinical and decision-making skills in order to demonstrate a depth and breadth of ability in working with people with high clinical frailty scores.

You will need excellent communication skills, have initiative and a flexible approach to work. You must be confident and effective in the use of ensuring the delivery of OT interventions, to ensure they are carried out in the most appropriate setting for the person admitted to hospital. This will ensure and evidence that these interventions meet the person’s needs and organisation’s expectations of safe, compassionate and high-quality care.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; 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 speciality 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.

Qualificatons and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Member of HCPC
• At least 1 module (CQFW level 7 at 20/30credits each) or post-registration equivalent linked to practice
• Accredited practice placement educator
• Certificate in Leadership and/or Management.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Member of relevant COT Specialist Section.
  
  

Experie

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in working within practice setting.
• Some experience of operational management
• Significant experience working at Senior OT level
• Involvement in planning local service delivery.
• Significant experience of supervising less experienced OTs
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Line management responsibilities
  
  

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to assess, plan and implement highly specialised treatment and advice in specialist area related to post
• Able to analyse and reflect on clinical practice and use this to shape future practice
• Strong mentoring and supervision skills
• Understanding of local integrated systems of OT delivery
• Detailed knowledge and application of principles of clinical governance and risk management.
• Ability to engage and lead an OT Team.
• Commitment to developing further leadership/clinical skills
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance including an Adults Barred List check
• Ability to travel around geographical areas to meet the requirement of the post.
• Documented evidence of CPD.