Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for team development, service improvement, and compassionate leadership? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and forward-thinking team on Ward Three at St Luke's Hospital. This 14-bed sub-acute ward has a well-established therapy team, which includes a Band 5 rotational Occupational Therapist, as well as two Physiotherapy colleagues and a Therapy Support Worker.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive environment where your leadership skills and clinical expertise will be valued and nurtured.

As a trust, we're committed to staff wellbeing and offer regular support and development opportunities, including our Band 6 peer support group and free onsite parking at all our Community Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

• Delivering high-quality, person-centred occupational therapy to patients with complex needs.
• Leading on service development initiatives and supporting quality improvement projects.
• Providing supervision, mentorship, and support to junior staff and students.
• Collaborating closely with the wider MDT to ensure holistic, goal-oriented care.
• Contributing to the development of a positive team culture that values learning, innovation, and wellbeing.
• Liaising with community services and families to ensure continuity of care and safe transitions.

About you -

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with relevant post-registration experience.
• Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills ideally within a rehabilitation or inpatient setting.
• A passion for leadership, with experience in supporting or developing others.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive, flexible, and compassionate approach to care.

About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St Luke's Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

St Luke's Hospital

33 Leicester Road

Market Harborough

Leicestershire

LE16 7BN

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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