About this role
Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into a leadership role?
At Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking for a values-driven Lead Occupational Therapist to lead and champion Occupational Therapy across our Adult Acute inpatient services. This is a unique opportunity to shape how occupation, recovery and meaningful activity can sit at the heart of acute mental health care.
This is a leadership role where you will:
Lead and define the Occupational Therapy pathway across Adult Acute Services Ensure service users can engage in meaningful occupation, develop function and build recovery Provide a strong professional voice for OT across the Service Line Influence service development, innovation and future models of care You will work across inpatient settings at the Newsam and Becklin Centres, supporting wards to deliver high-quality, therapeutic, recovery-focused interventions.
As Lead OT, you will shape and further develop this offer--ensuring it is meaningful, structured, and rooted in occupational science.
Main duties of the job
You will combine advanced clinical expertise with strategic leadership to lead Occupational Therapy across Adult Acute Services. As a visible and accessible professional leader, you will inspire and support OT staff while championing the role and value of Occupational Therapy across the service. You will provide specialist advice, clinical reasoning and consultation for complex cases, and ensure that person-centred, recovery-oriented practice is embedded consistently within teams. Alongside this, you will lead the development of a cohesive and high-quality OT pathway across inpatient services, driving quality improvement, audit and the use of evidence-based practice. You will play a key role in shaping innovative ways of working that maximise engagement, activity and therapeutic culture on wards, whilst also contributing to wider Trust strategy and AHP leadership priorities. The role also includes a strong workforce development focus, supporting supervision, learning and professional growth for OT staff, as well as contributing to student education and future workforce development. You will work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team, building strong relationships with ward leaders, matrons and senior clinicians, and representing Occupational Therapy at service, Trust and external forums.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read theCandidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
HCPC registered (Dip/BSc/MSc in OT) Recognised leadership development or qualification equivalent to ILM level 3
Experience Essential
Substantial experience as senior practitioner in mental health setting
Knowledge Essential
Demonstrate a clear understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy and the relationship to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
Values Desirable
Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue. Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help. Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address Becklin Centre and Newsam Centre
Leeds
LS9 7BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)