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Salary: Competitive (Depending on experience)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Location: 33 GP (SW1X 7HY)
Contract: Part-time, permanent
What are we looking for?
Cleveland Clinic London are looking to recruit a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join our Therapy team, with a competitive salary range on offer, depending on experience.
The Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist would be responsible for the OT team across the hospital of which there are 2 main services:
-Acute which cover the specialisms of critical care, acute neurology, neurosurgical, cardiac and orthopaedics
-Rehabilitation with cover the specialisms of neuro rehabilitation, polytrauma and outpatients.
Evidence of transferable skills and experience in the above areas would be required.
Reporting to the Rehabilitation Services Manager, the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist will provide innovative clinical and managerial leadership which inspires, motivates, and empowers therapists in the delivery of excellent patient experience.
This role will focus on delivering a high quality, robust and responsive service to all patients requiring Occupational Therapy Services with a specialist interest all adult rehabilitation, working alongside consultants and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
This is a part-time role working between Wednesday – Friday, working different shift patterns between the hours of 8am – 6pm.
What makes us different?
Cleveland Clinic London offers a brand-new high-acuity environment with the very latest equipment, where caregivers are encouraged to grow their expertise across multiple specialties, and in collaboration with expert clinicians. Our Mission, ‘Caring for life, researching for health, and educating those who serve’, assures our unwavering commitment to professional development.
Working as an autonomous practitioner, the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist will provide advanced assessments, clinical diagnosis, and management of patients in the neurorehabilitation, generic rehabilitation, amputee and neurosurgical areas, ensuring that the service is informed by best evidence and expert knowledge.
What will your duties include?
Lead, manage and deliver the Occupational Therapy service to provide high quality care to all patients.
Act as a source of expertise on the management of patients, providing support and advice to senior occupational therapists and other health professionals both within the service and within other specialities.
Educate and train occupational therapists, occupational therapy students and other healthcare professionals in the management of neurological disorders.
Support the Rehabilitation Services Manager in the strategic development of the service as well as the development and delivery of innovative service improvement projects focussed on improving quality of care and patient outcomes.
Work independently and within the MDT, managing discharge, transition home and onward referrals of patients, including involvement in complex discharges.
What we need from you?
Degree in relevant AHP profession - Essential
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council – Essential
Specialist knowledge and application of best evidence-based practice in relevant speciality area and application of therapy assessment and intervention for a range of conditions.
Proven excellence in developing/and providing education and teaching to other professionals and students.
Extensive experience of leading an effective team of qualified therapy staff and students, including recruitment and induction, setting objectives, coaching, and developing and managing performance.
What We Offer
As a private hospital with no shareholders, we reinvest all profits back into our organisation. This allows us to provide meaningful, tailored support and development opportunities for our caregivers - alongside a range of benefits, including:
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Double-matched salary exchange pension – contribute 5% and we’ll contribute 10%
Private Medical & Dental Insurance
Life Assurance
Season Ticket Loan & Cycle to Work schemes
Workplace Nursery Scheme
Wellbeing Hub with mental health, coaching and EAP support
Earned Wage Access - get early access to part of your pay when needed
Access to discounts on food, retail, and more
Who we are?
Cleveland Clinic is one of the leading providers of specialised medical care in the world, providing clinical excellence and superior patient outcomes for almost 6 million patient visits per year across more than 200 locations. We employ over 80,000 caregivers worldwide and continue to drive innovation in healthcare.
With over 100 years of history, our “Patients First” philosophy is at the heart of everything that we do.
If you would like to know more, please email recruitment@ccf.org.
Applicant shortlisting and interviews may take place whilst the advert is live, so it may close sooner than expected - please submit your application as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications, we are not always able to provide individual feedback.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
This role may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
“Let’s deliver World Class care together!”
As an equal opportunities employer, we aspire to work together to promote a more inclusive work environment, which represents our commitment to celebrate diversity.
CCL is committed to applying its Equal Employment Opportunity/Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Policy at all stages of recruitment and privileging. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to any Protected Characteristics. When aware of the need to do so and when required, CCL will make reasonable adjustments to its arrangements for interviews and to conditions of employment/engagement for disabled applicants to ensure, so far as practicable, that they do not place such applicants at a substantial disadvantage in comparison to non-disabled applicants.

Cleveland Clinic London is part of a global health system that consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the world. We focus on clinical excellence, safety and patient outcomes, all supported by research, medical education, technology and teamwork.
Our mission — caring for life, researching for health, educating those who serve — has driven us to seek continual innovation and improvement over our 100-year history.
At the heart of Cleveland Clinic London is our “Patients First” philosophy, which creates an environment that delivers world-class clinical care customised for patients. Our best practices include tools, techniques and methods that are measurable, replicable and evidence-based, all designed to enhance the patient experience.
Cleveland Clinic London offers:
1,440 caregivers, including 270 medical doctors and 450 nurses
184 inpatient beds at our London hospital
29 ICU beds
8 operating theatres
21 day case rooms for surgery
Extensive neurological suite for rehabilitation
Outpatient centres in the City of London and Harley Street Health District