AHP Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy

Job summary Ready to lead, influence and shape the future of our community AHP teams? This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious and innovative Occupational Therapist to join us as an AHP Clinical Lead (Band 8a) in a newly funded permanent role. Created through innovation investment, this post will strengthen Allied Health Professional leadership, support integrated neighbourhood working, and help shape the future of Community Therapy Services and wider AHP services across Oxfordshire. This role offers the opportunity to drive clinical excellence, lead service transformation, and work collaboratively across health and social care to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. While the post will support AHP teams across the Community Directorate, its primary focus will be the Community Therapy Service. Community services play a vital role in helping people remain independent, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and return home safely following illness or injury. As the AHP Clinical Lead, you will work closely with Community Therapy teams, operational leaders, professional leads, fellow AHP Clinical Leads, and system partners to ensure services are integrated, resources are used effectively, and patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place. Main duties of the job In this role you will mainly work in the Locality Therapy and Nursing pathway contributing to the strategic planning and delivery of therapy services, ensure effective multidisciplinary working and use of best practice and national and clinical legislation to deliver evidence based quality assessment and treatment. We will expect you to be able to provide clear clinical leadership and oversight of the professional support and development of AHP staff, together with the equitable allocation of resources across multiple sites This will include advising on the implications of service change impacting on the developing of neighbourhoods and additional changes within the service development within the clinical area. Contribute to policy development and the achievement of the Directorates overall objectives and Trust strategy and manage a small clinical case load if required. About us Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team" Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent" At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include: Excellent opportunities for career progression Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers Competitive pension scheme Lease car scheme Cycle to work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Mental Health First Aiders Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Details Date posted 31 July 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum | pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 18 months Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working Reference number 267-CH8172956 Job locations Abingdon Community Hospital Marcham Road Abingdon, Oxford OX14 1AG United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. Job responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.