Overview
Occupational Therapy Team Lead, Cardio Respiratory team at East Surrey Hospital. Lead a highly motivated, integrated multidisciplinary team to provide high quality therapy assessment and treatment to patients in the cardiology and respiratory wards.
Responsibilities
* Lead day-to-day management of the service delivery and supervise staff.
* Oversee a complex caseload and contribute to service development.
* Act as an accredited practice placement educator and support professional education and supervision.
* Demonstrate strong leadership, engagement, and a proactive, person-centred approach in line with Trust values and behaviours.
* Be flexible and capable of thriving in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.
Qualifications
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
* A complete and accurate application and suitability for the role evidenced in the supporting statement.
* Evidence of essential experience and education/qualifications required for the role.
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration and current UK professional registration.
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours and any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill, with a population of over 535,000. Our Trust delivers acute and complex services, outpatient and diagnostic services, and less complex planned services at partner sites. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission rated our services as Outstanding.
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the Year Award 2021.
* National Patient Safety Awards winner and a beacon for safety in all we do.
* Rated among the top trusts in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Details
Date posted: 12 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £28,686 to £32,826 per year plus high cost allowance
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 326-7466682-RB
Job locations
East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH
Job responsibilities
When applying, please ensure your application clearly reflects how you match the requirements outlined in the advert, including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person Specification
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
* A complete and accurate application.
* Suitability for the role evidenced in the supporting statement.
* Evidence of essential experience and essential education/qualifications for the role.
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration and be eligible for UK registration.
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours and any other essential criteria from the personal specification.
Disclosures
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975; a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) will be made as part of the recruitment process to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH
Employer's website: surreyandsussex.nhs.uk
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