Orthopaedics & Surgery Team Lead Occupational Therapist

Overview

Experience Essential criteria
NHS AfC:
Band 7
Occupation:
Occupational Therapy - Surgery & Orthopaedics

Contract 10 months (Fixed term contract or secondment to cover maternity leave)

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including weekend service)

Job NCG

Site Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town Reading

Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period Yearly

Closing 01/02/2026 23:59

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated "Good" with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to "good".

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

AI-generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Job Overview

Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Surgery & Orthopaedics

This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 10 months to cover maternity leave. Are you a dynamic individual with specialist inpatient orthopaedic & surgery experience? Are you passionate about patient-centred care and do you value working in a positive team environment focused on peer support and development?

We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a skilled, forward thinking, dynamic individual as Orthopaedics & Surgery Team Lead Occupational Therapist. The post is suitable for an experienced OT with past leadership and service development experience. The post will be operating across both elective and trauma orthopaedics, general surgery, urology and ENT inpatient areas, working with individuals with a variety of complex needs.

Additionally, there are outpatient responsibilities for the regular pre-op hip and knee schools.

The successful applicant will have extensive NHS inpatient orthopaedics and surgery experience and possess excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, treatment and teaching skills. You will have sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's CARE values.

Main duties of the job

• To be an occupational therapist clinical expert in the management of patients in Orthopaedics & Surgery (Elective, Trauma, ENT, Urology & Gynae) for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
• To be responsible for the operational management and clinical leadership of the occupational therapy team in conjunction with the Professional Lead.
• To use expert occupational therapy knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the occupational therapy team and other healthcare staff, and to manage own caseload of patients with highly complex conditions as an autonomous practitioner.
• To ensure a high quality and effective occupational therapy service.
• To be a member of the Occupational Therapy Department Management team, contributing to planning and policy development in the…