Job summary
- Main area
- BANK Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 824-BANK-LIT1548
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Athlone Rehabilitation Unit
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £23.74 (inclusive of HACS)
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
BANK Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
BANK Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
Band 6
Are you looking to develop your Occupational Therapy Rehabilitation skills across specialist community rehabilitation settings? This exciting rotational post is based within the inner London boroughs of Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham. The role offers excellent opportunities to work within specialist multi-disciplinary teams delivering high quality evidence - based rehabilitation.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our established band 6 rotation across the following specialist settings: Community Neuro Rehabilitation, Children and young people, Learning Disabilities and Bedded rehabilitation.
You will have an opportunity to develop your Occupational Therapy practice and deliver evidence -based rehabilitation in a variety of settings including; client’s own homes, clinics, community facilities and an inpatient rehabilitation unit.
Main duties of the job
- To provide an Occupational Therapy service of the highest possible standard for clients referred to the service by:
- Carrying out assessments to establish clients physical, cognitive, perceptual, psychological and social functioning and to determine their level of function and suitability for admission to programmes for rehabilitation.
- Agreeing goal orientated programmes in conjunction with the client, his/her family and other professionals involved and planning and implementing appropriate intervention.
- Demonstrating skills in the management of conflict with clients who are having difficulty understanding and accepting diagnoses and long term conditions
- Regularly monitoring and reviewing client progress
Working for our organisation
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
- State Registration (HCPC)
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable criteria
- Post-qualification training relevant to clinical practice
- Course in the prescription of wheelchairs and seating
- Clinical Supervisors/Educators Course
- Membership of professional body - RCOT.
- Sensory integration certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience post registration in a NHS setting.
- Post qualifying experience in three of the following areas, orthopaedics, rehabilitation, neurology, older adults, Learning Disabilities and paediatrics
- Experience in assessing and treating children or adults with physical conditions and complex multi pathologies.
- Experience of current OT assessment and treatment techniques/models
- Experience of home modifications including equipment provision, and environmental adaptations
- Experience of providing physical rehabilitation to clients with cognitive deficits.
- Experience of client-centred goal planning.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in either community, school, inpatient or clinic setting.
- Experience in supervising staff and / or students.
- Experience of working in a team environment.
- Experience of providing education and training to Carers and family members.
- Experience working with Social Services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Ward
- Job title
- Clinical Therapies Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07345282212
- Additional information
Almudena Fernandez
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