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Leadership

Leadership is 'the action of leading a group of people or an organisation, or the ability to do this' (Oxford English Dictionary). Leadership involves developing a vision or idea and inspiring others with how the vision or idea can be realised. 

RCOT Leadership Forum 

Take part in the forum and discuss the role of occupational therapy, our positioning in the UK’s health and care and other systems, and current and future workforce needs. You’ll be able to tell us about current and emerging themes and discuss how we can support you and future leaders. 

The next forum is on Wednesday 13 September, 12.30–1.30pm. Sign up to the Forum under ‘Get Involved’ on this page and we’ll send details in due course.

The following resources have been mapped to the Four Pillars of Practice and the nine Career Levels in the RCOT Career Development Framework (2021), to help you identify suitable opportunities and materials for your own learning and development.

Members' leadership journeys

Use this template to map our leadership journey against the career development framework.  Examples below: 

Leadership Learning opportunities for members

Opportunity Leadership Pillar: Career levels
Region RCOT Committee Member 4-7
Chair of RCOT Region Committee 6-8
Vice Chair of RCOT Region Committee 6-8
RCOT Specialist Section National Executive Committee Chair 7-9
RCOT Specialist Section National Executive Committee Vice Chair 6-8
RCOT Specialist Section Clinical Forum or Regional Lead 6-8
RCOT Specialist Section National Executive Committee Member 6-8
RCOT Specialist Section Regional Committee Member 1-9
RCOT Registered Local Group Lead 5-6
Consultant Forum 8
Country Boards (all roles) 7-9
Learning and Development Board (all roles) 7-9
Research and Development Board (all roles) 7-9
Council (all roles) 7-9
Representing RCOT externally as an expert in a designated field 7-9
Speaking/Engagements relating to RCOT campaigns 1-9

Get involved

If you would like to stay connected with other leaders who are occupational therapists, receive relevant updates and have access to the Network Hub, please read the Terms of reference for the Leadership network below before signing up here.

If you have any questions, please contact practice.admin@rcot.co.uk.