Job summary
- Main area
- Neurology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 343-SDH&C-8282210
- Employer
- Surrey Downs Health and Care
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- Epsom General Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 Pro rata Per Annum inc Outer HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Surrey Downs Health and Care
Team Lead Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Main duties of the job
As a community Neuro OT Team Lead, you will:
Lead complex caseloads: Manage and prioritise a diverse and highly complex caseload of neurological patients across community settings, ensuring timely and effective interventions.
Deliver specialist assessments and interventions: Conduct advanced occupational therapy assessments and interventions in various community venues, including patients' homes and care homes, aligning with individual needs and risk factors.
Ensure professional accountability and quality: Maintain professional and legal accountability for your clinical work, adhering to all relevant policies and professional standards. You will also monitor and support the quality of practice within the team.
Apply advanced clinical reasoning: Utilise advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to develop and implement personalized, goal-oriented treatment plans, incorporating therapeutic options, assistive equipment, environmental adaptations, and care services.
Working for our organisation
Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people’s own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.
Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:
- The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
- Epsom and St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Surrey County Council
Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.
It’s on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed – we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.
In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy (OT)
- Current registration with HCPC
- Post graduate training
Desirable criteria
- Undertaken further specialised training, e.g., communication and assertiveness
- Member of RCOT SSNP
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of neurological conditions and rehabilitation
- Clinical knowledge of all areas within remit of post
- Awareness of the impact of Clinical Governance on service delivery
Desirable criteria
- Broad background of Occupational therapy skills
- Attendance at relevant training courses, e.g. National Stroke conferences
- Postgraduate training in neurological rehabilitation or leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial NHS experience working in field of Neurorehabilitation
- Broad experience of Neurorehabilitation – Acute or community
Desirable criteria
- Clinical supervision of students
- Experience of staff supervision
Skills and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, effective at all levels
- Skilled in planning and organisation, enabling effective management of a patient caseload
- Able to use a risk assessment approach to maximise patients' safety and function
Desirable criteria
- Lead, develop, and evaluate the service effectively using data collection, audits, and reports.
- Proven experience teaching Neurology, both in formal and informal settings
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Adaptable and resilient in high-pressure situations
- Possesses a full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Evelyn Umukoro
- Job title
- Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07887 585 705
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