Job vacancy: Band 7 Occupational Therapist, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (Fixed term/Secondment Contract to end July 2026)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (May be part of a 8-8 M-S rota in some parts of the service)
Job ref: 197-UT6708

Employer: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: University Hospital Lewisham
Town: London
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/05/2025 23:59

Band 7 Occupational Therapist

Band 7

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.

Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.

We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 – the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.

To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone. You can read more about our visions and values here

Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as “good” or “outstanding” in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.

Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.

LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King’s College London’s GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.

We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Result Areas & Performance:

Clinical

To assess and treat a specific caseload of patients with complex needs, prioritising efficiently to reduce risk and manage patient’s rehabilitation.
To apply a high level of knowledge and understanding of the particular clinical area.
To undertake individual initial assessments of patients allocated to them to identify patient need including areas affecting functional ability, followed by agreed assessment plans.
To design/plan individual patient programmes to implement oneself or to delegate as appropriate.
To assess and treat the patient’s personal and domestic daily living functional activity level to maximise independence.
To select and conduct standardised cognitive and perceptual testing to identify areas affecting functional ability and indicate need for further assessment/treatment.
To carry out an initial risk assessment where necessary and monitor ongoing risk.
To assess need and risk factors for hoist and wheelchair provision.
To assess environmental risks and functional ability at home.
To advise on, recommend, make provision for the installation of; appropriate aids and adaptations to the patients’ social and physical environment.
To carry out community visits to assess for and practise daily living skills as needed.

To monitor and evaluate treatment, including using goals and outcome measures in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention and quality of service.
To undertake discharge planning and coordination of complex patients.
To refer onto appropriate agencies for the continuation of treatment, reassessment, monitoring and provision of further adaptations.

To carry out joint working with others from the Trust and across other agencies.

Documentation

To maintain up to date activity data and activity records in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
To provide reports on home visits.
To provide specific reports to other agencies as appropriate.

Professional Ethics

To adhere to the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, and all other relevant policies and procedures. These include maintaining confidentiality and respecting the patient’s dignity, privacy culture and wishes
To provide guidance to junior/support staff on ethical issues.

Leadership, Supervision and Appraisal

To lead and manage the O.T. team in the Discharge to Assess pathway.
To participate in the planning and implementing of the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting, and take a lead when needed.
To undertake the supervision and appraisal of junior/support staff as delegated by the Lead O.T.
To provide specialist training on an individual basis.
To provide advice to junior/support staff and students on a day to day basis as required.
To deputise for the Lead O.T. as required.

Training Staff and Students

To participate in the planning and implementing(taking a lead as needed ) of the induction, training and education of students and other staff in this setting.
To be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of O.T. students on practice placement on a regular basis.
To give presentations/training on specialist topics.
To organise and implement the training programme for O.T. team in the Enablement Hub.

Service Development and Delivery

To work with other staff within the area to ensure that equipment is maintained and stock monitored.

To manage own caseload efficiently, including methods of prioritisation in order to achieve timely and safe discharges of patients from hospital, to help prevent admissions/readmissions and enable patients to achieve their rehabilitation goals.
To facilitate, coordinate and monitor the workloads of the O.T team members the Community teams
To participate in the operational planning and implementation of policies within the team.
Assist with the recruitment and appointment of O.T. staff.
To represent O.T. in meetings, working parties and groups as delegated by the Lead O.T.

To take a lead on specific projects as delegated by the Lead O.T.

Personal/Professional Development

To participate in internal and external training opportunities to meet identified objectives and demonstrate on-going development.
To apply specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practise as a senior O.T.
To maintain a professional portfolio for CPD, regarding learning outcomes

Clinical Governance

To comply with all Trust Policies and procedures including Infection
Control, the Health & Safety at Work Act and the Data Protection Act
To report on complaints, accidents and any deficits in equipment as soon as possible.

To be familiar with and comply with local fire procedures.
To be familiar with all Trust and Therapy emergency procedures, on and off site and to respond as necessary eg: emergency resuscitation, hydrotherapy etc.

· To assess for and advise on risk factors in given situations.

· To contribute to the Trust and Therapies clinical governance and quality agenda including the setting and monitoring of practice standards.

· To participate in the evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the clinical area.

To apply national guidelines/legislation relating to health care.

Research and Practice Development

To undertake research and/or audit projects relevant to O.T. and/or service area and disseminate findings at local level.
To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects.

Workforce

To lead and manage the OT team within the Enablement Hub.
To participate in the planning and implementing of the induction, training and education of students and other staff in the setting and take a lead when needed.
To provide specialist training on an individual basis as part of the MDT
To supervise and delegate to Enablement Officers, Band 5 and 6 OTs, when appropriate.
To advise and demonstrate to carers, nursing and other staff on the safe manual handling, positioning and moving of patients.
To co-operate with the other senior members of the MDT in the organisation of the workload, and to assist the Lead OT/ Therapy Manager in departmental managerial matters when required.
To contribute to the education of Therapy Assistants.
To be responsible for the appraisals of staff in your team, delegating to the Band 6 OT when possible.

Partnerships/Communications and Relationships

To communicate effectively with patients and carers, O.T colleagues, multidisciplinary team members and other agencies
To participate (and take a lead as needed) in the multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences, with regard to patient care programmes.

To advise and educate patients and carers regarding aids and equipment in the home and outside community
To participate in staff meetings and other meetings (taking a lead as needed) as directed by the Lead O.T.
To promote the O.T. role within the Stroke Unit, the Trust, and to other agencies.

General

The post holder will be experienced in assessing a patient’s needs and establishing an appropriate treatment plan
The post holder will be physically fit and able to carry out regular manual handling tasks, including assisting with patient transfers, manipulating an upper limb, and using equipment such as a hoist or wheelchair.
The post holder should be flexible and be able to adapt their treatment planning in light of unforeseen circumstances or a change in the patient’s condition.
The post holder will be able to manage sensitive situations, dealing with patients or family members who are distressed.
The post holder will be confident of working in the ward environment, A & E or in patients’ homes.
The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall with the grade of the job, in discussion with the Lead O.T.
This job description will be reviewed in the light of changing service requirements. Any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
HPC registration.

Experience

Essential criteria

At least three years post registration experience.
Broad based Occupational Therapy experience.
Good experience of complex patient management.
Audit experience.
Good knowledge of clinical governance issues.
Experience of supervising staff and students and the teaching role.

Desirable criteria

Evidence of post grad study. Member of a special interest group.
Use of Evidence Based Practise.
Good experience of neuro specific treatment approaches.
Management of abnormal tome, to include splinting.

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria

Good verbal communication skills in the English language.
Ability to keep clear precise records which meet legal requirements in the English language.
Clear concise report writing.
Computer literacy. Able to plan, prioritise and manage a caseload

Desirable criteria

Car driver

We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early. We do not contact applicants with the outcome of the shortlisting. If you have been shortlisted, you will receive an invite to an assessment day or interview.

As a local employer and anchor institution we work closely with our community to recruit locally and we welcome applications from the widest variety of people to ensure our workforce are reflective of the local communities which we serve. We encourage all suitable candidates to apply including if you are Black, Asian or other ethnic minorities, live with a disability (visible or not) or are LGBT+. We have a number of active staff networks including Disability, LGBT+, Multicultural Inclusion and Women’s staff networks to bring staff together and celebrate diversity across our whole workforce.

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Lynda Rayner
Job title: Lead Occupational Therapists Community
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07879435454

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