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This pivotal role sits at the heart of our mission to deliver excellent, personalised care that promotes independence and fulfilling lives. You will lead the strategic development of occupational therapy practice and champion our Learning Disability and Autism specialty, ensuring our clinical and therapeutic model remains agile, evidence-based, and responsive to the needs of the people we support.
Job Responsibility:
Shape Strategy: Drive the development of occupational therapy practice and lead service improvement initiatives across the organisation
Enhance Quality: Integrate clinical effectiveness and audit into our Quality Management System, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement
Lead Innovation: Contribute to national networks, research, and policy development to advance best practice
Support Frontline Services: Provide expert advice, clinical supervision, and leadership to colleagues managing complex cases
Champion Co-Production: Ensure people with lived experience are central to service planning and delivery
Develop Capability: Design and deliver training programmes that build competence and confidence across teams
Requirements:
Registered Occupational Therapist (BSc/MSc) with HCPC registration
Postgraduate qualification (or working towards) in Autism, Learning Disability, or Sensory Integration
Substantial experience in clinical leadership and service development
Expertise in therapeutic interventions relevant to Learning Disability and Autism
Strong knowledge of clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement
Proven ability to provide clinical supervision and training
Nice to have:
Social Care or Management qualification
Experience influencing practice at a regional or national level
What we offer:
£5,000 car allowance
Flexibility: You can work your 37.5 hours over 4 days and enjoy a long weekend, or split the hours over 5 days
You can work from home, or from our head office in Widnes, or a flex between the two
Pension: contributory pension scheme
Benefits: retail discounts, holiday discounts, cycle to work scheme and travel discounts through our benefits app
Best Lives Bolder: You'll be working for an award winning charity
Development: We'll work with you to develop your career or to learn and experience new things
Support: From our Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7), financial support options, and wellbeing fund