Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (9 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7221726-AHP-Y
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George’s Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,806 - £53,134 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 6 Fixed Term Contract – 37.5 hours/week
St George’s University Hospital Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join us on a fixed term contract as a Band 6 within our acute and rehabilitation services. The fixed term contract will end on 10th July 2026.
St George’s occupational therapists work in specialist multi-disciplinary
therapy services that have a strong focus on patient experience and continual improvement. The post offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking teaching Trust. We are looking for a dedicated occupational therapist who is motivated and keen to develop their clinical specialist knowledge and skills.
Main duties of the job
Rotation covers: STAR, MAU, Cardiac & Renal, Haem-Oncology, Hand Therapy, Amputee Rehab, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ortho-Geriatrics, Vascular & Surgery
Current gap will be in Amputee Rehabilitation @ QMH
Specialist therapy role providing daily support and supervision to occupational therapists working within in the team and across the wider Trust
Provision of assessment and treatment of complex clinical caseload and support for other team members with their treatment plans and clinical reasoning to facilitate safe and timely discharge.
Organises and provides clinical supervision, teaching, completion of audit and service improvement projects.
Assists with programme for occupational therapy student placements- annual review and planning of placements, including allocation and induction.
The post also supports weekend working in Medicine, STAR Trauma and Orthopaedics and Plastics and Neurosciences.
Working for our organisation
This role is integral to the delivery of specialist Occupational Therapy services across a number of different clinical specialties in the organization.
The responsibilities of this post include timely OT assessment and treatment of patients across a variety of clinical areas in the Trust
This post is also involved with service development projects, student supervision and staff management.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
*****Please refer to supporting document, ensuring that any applications refers to the supporting document and person specification. *****
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Good Clinical Reasoning skills
- • Ability to organize, prioritise and delegate.
- • Ability to document legible and accurate notes in English using the SOAP note writing system according to local standards.
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
- • Basic Wheelchair Assessment and Prescription skills
- • Group work skills.
- • Ability to work under pressure.
- • Flexible working approach
- • Initiative
- • Able to work at moderate to high levels of physical activity involving the delivery of manual therapy, therapeutic handling of patients and the assessment, demonstration and installation of adaptations and equipment.
- • Competent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- • Basic Splinting/ Hand Therapy Skills
Other
Essential criteria
- • Able to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours, and weekend working. This may be via additional hours or a shift pattern.
Desirable criteria
- • Car driver
- • RCOT membership
- • Member of Specialist Section / Interest group
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- • HCPC Registration
- • Continued Professional Development including evidence of reflective practice, and clinical experience gained
Desirable criteria
- • Fieldwork educators’ course
Experience
Essential criteria
- • 18 months post-qualification Occupational Therapy clinical experience, at least a year of which must have been in an acute setting.
- • 1 year’s previous NHS experience either as a qualified Occupational Therapist (substantive or locum) or as an undergraduate Occupational Therapy Student.
- • Working as part of an MDT team within a clinical environment.
- • Delegation to support staff.
- • Experience of general assessment and intervention with patients in a physical setting (e.g. medical, surgical, trauma and orthopaedics and neurology patients).
Desirable criteria
- • Student supervision
- • Clinical Audit / Research
- • Involvement in service development
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Clear demonstrable understanding of the OT process
- • Clear understanding of Evidence Based Practice.
- • Working knowledge of functional and standardised assessment tools
- • Knowledge of current OT and Government initiatives
- • Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the working as a healthcare professional.
- • Understanding of Clinical Governance and implications for Occupational Therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit.
- • Able to work within Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the needs of the patients
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Megan Blakeway
- Job title
- Principal Occupational Therapist/ACP
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 1038
- Additional information
Paul MarshallTaylor on 020 8725 0985 or email [email protected]
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