Head of Therapies​/Lead Occupational Therapist

* We're offering a £5000 welcome bonus for this role*

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Are you an experienced and dynamic healthcare professional looking to take the next step in your leadership career? We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Therapies / Lead Occupational Therapist (Band 8c equivalent) at Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping, leading, and delivering high-quality therapy services for individuals with complex neurological conditions.

In this senior leadership role, you will also provide oversight and professional leadership for therapy provision at our neighbouring Chislehurst neurological rehabilitation site, supporting consistency, quality, and best practice across services while working closely with local clinical leaders.

At Blackheath, every day is about rebuilding lives and creating success stories. We specialise in patient-centred rehabilitation for people with acquired brain injury and complex neurological conditions, and we’re seeking an ambitious, motivated professional to lead our therapy services with passion and purpose.

If you’re ready to take on a rewarding leadership role that blends strategic influence with hands-on clinical impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note - this advert will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Our standard working hours are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

As our Head of Therapies / Lead Occupational Therapist, you will:

• Provide strategic and professional leadership for all Therapy Services, reporting directly to the Hospital Director.
• Be accountable for all Allied Health Professional therapists and Therapy Support Staff.
• Directly manage the Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Speech & Language Therapy teams.
• Provide professional oversight and strategic leadership for therapy provision at our neighbouring Chislehurst neurological rehabilitation site, working collaboratively with local clinical leads to ensure consistency, quality, and best practice across services.
• Deputise for the Hospital Director when required.
• Lead therapy delivery across our highly complex neurorehabilitation environment, including our Level 1C neurobehavioural unit and Level 2a complex disability management unit.

• Hold a small but meaningful clinical caseload focused on complex neurological and neurobehavioural needs.
• Champion evidence-based practice, clinical governance, audit, and risk management.
• Ensure therapy services consistently meet agreed standards of safety, quality, activity, and efficiency.
• Ensure proficient use of UKROC-related outcome measures to inform reporting, planning, and service development.
• Work in line with BSPRM (British Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine) guidelines for complex neurodisability management.

• Lead on service development, innovation, and new ways of working to maximise clinical and cost-effective outcomes.
• Develop and implement therapy standards that support professional competence, capacity, and conduct.
• Take a proactive role in audit, research, policy development, and continuous service improvement initiatives.

• Provide strong leadership within the multidisciplinary team, representing therapy services at senior management level.
• Support supervision, training, and development for therapists, assistants, and students.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and compassion.

We’re looking for more than just a skilled therapist—we’re looking for an inspirational leader ready to shape the future of our therapy services and make a lasting impact on patient care.

To thrive in this role, you will need:

• HCPC…