Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist Rotational
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Seven day service
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9174SM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Experienced Rotational Occupational Therapist
Band 6
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Are you a motivated and forward thinking Occupational Therapist looking to develop specialist skills within an acute in-patient therapy team?
We are looking for talented Occupational Therapists who want to develop their skills, provide high class therapy and care to our local populations.
Occupational Therapists are highly regarded within our hospitals and the development of skills and experiences will be supported by a newly appointed practice development Occupational Therapist.
You will be expected to provide a high quality efficient Occupational Therapy service to in-patients (supported by a Band 7 Occupational Therapist) by rotation through the following specialty disciplines:
• Neurology, Acute Inpatient Rehab Ealing Hospital
• DMOP (Department Medicine for Older People), to include AMU cover , at Ealing Hospital and/or Northwick Park Hospital
• Medical, Respiratory Medicine, Acute Inpatients Ealing Hospital and/or NPH
• Complex colorectal team at Central Middlesex Hospital
• And other rotational placements that become available.
Main duties of the job
To assist Band 7 Occupational Therapist in the organisation and development
of a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for adults.
• To manage own caseload including assessment, treatment and support of
clients, applying specialised skills and knowledge.
• To provide and gain appropriate information from clients and carers regarding
their needs and concerns, in order to provide a service to meet those needs.
• To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and to provide
coordinated and comprehensive treatment programs.
• To refer to various multidisciplinary team members as appropriate following assessment of patient needs.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
- Healthcare Professionals Council registration.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant postgraduate training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in in-patient physical service setting both acute and rehab. Experience in acute community/outpatient setting e.g. experience gained through Band 5 rotations in Medicine, orthopaedic/surgery, Medicine for Older Persons
- Experience of supervising junior members of team and/or students in day-to-day working.
- Knowledge/ability to use a range of different assessments and interventions with patients with cardiac, respiratory, surgical, neuro and orthopaedic conditions
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge and application of service improvement
- Attended student practice educators course
- Any other relevant courses
Skills, Abilities , Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of clinical application of core physical and mental health Occupational Therapy skills
- Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Evidence of CPD and self-directed learning.
- Participation in audits, research and clinical governance
- IT skills use of email/office products.
- Understanding of local and national guidelines and implications for Occupational Therapy and client care.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel across the Trust to fulfil the requirements of the post. (Car owner/drive
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
- Agnieszka Jaworska
- Job title
- Lead Therapist DMOP and AMU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07854222159
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