Our client is looking for a Lead Occupational Therapist Band 7 to provide senior clinical leadership and strategic direction for the Occupational Therapy service within the school. Deliver a highly specialist, evidence-based service for children with complex neurodevelopmental needs, ensuring integration across the transdisciplinary team and alignment with organisational strategy, clinical standards, and school goals.

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Lead Occupational Therapist Band 7 - Permanent
Salary: £47,810 -£54, 710 - Term Time only (salary is paid for 45.6 weeks, same as NHS)
Hours: Hours: 38
Location : Aylesbury

Lead the Occupational Therapy service, shape strategic direction, contribute to senior management decision-making, and develop staff using our OT Competency Framework - all with the backing of a collaborative senior team dedicated to supporting your growth and confidence.

Job Role:
* Manage a specialist caseload of children with complex neurodevelopmental needs
* Model expert clinical reasoning within a transdisciplinary approach
* Embed OT practice into curriculum and daily routines
* Support families through collaborative, strengths-based goal-setting
* Drive clinical governance, quality improvement and evidence-based practice

Requirement:
* HCPC registered OT with strong paediatric experience
* Advanced skills in sensory processing, postural management, equipment and participation frameworks
* Confident, compassionate leadership
* Commitment to Pace's values and habits: innovative, child- and family-centred, specialist and aspirational

Client offers:
Low caseload, high-impact work
Deliver meaningful, specialist interventions with time to think, adapt and achieve real outcomes.

Supportive, family-centred culture
We care deeply about our staff. Flexibility, wellbeing and work-life balance are embedded into our approach.

Specialist, collaborative practice
You'll work closely with a skilled transdisciplinary team across sensory integration, postural management, assistive technology, motor learning and participation-focused programmes.

Leadership with support
Lead the Occupational Therapy service, shape strategic direction, contribute to senior management decision-making, and develop staff using our OT Competency Framework - all with the backing of a collaborative senior team dedicated to supporting your growth and confidence.

Benefits:
* Term time only
* Comprehensive induction and prioritise ongoing training
* Significant opportunities for CPD
* A contributory pension scheme, up to 4%
* Cycle-to-Work scheme

If you want to lead a service where your expertise, passion and leadership make a lasting difference-and be supported by a team that genuinely values you-come and join my client.

For a full JD and to apply please contact parul.patel@justot.co.uk