Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7463621-AHP-Y
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George’s Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Band 6 Specialised Occupational Therapist working within the Vascular and Surgery Team.
Main case load is with the Vascular cohort on Chesleden Ward.
This involves the assessment and treatment and early rehabilitation of predominantly lower limb amputees.
The post sits on the General Occupational Therapy rotation: the post-holder leads the assessment and treatment for a range of patients admitted under STAR, MAU, Cardiac & Renal, Haem-Oncology, Hand Therapy, Amputee Rehab, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ortho-Geriatrics, Vascular & Surgery
Main duties of the job
Ensure standards of excellent clinical practice are upheld and undertake responsibility to ensure adequate training has been completed by all members of the team.
Be responsible for the delegation of duties to the Therapy Technician and junior Therapists. Deliver training to ensure team members are adequately equipped to carry out assigned tasks.
Attend and chair meetings relevant to the patient care and discharge planning for patients admitted under Vascular and Surgery.
Working for our organisation
There is a strong work ethic to progress the service within our current restraints.
The team work hard to provide excellent care for all Vascular & Surgery patients.
There is an open and caring atmosphere in the team and very supporting management structure.
The post has the ability to benefit the post holder in development of their clinical skills through training and development; here at St George’s as well as with the Amputee Rehab Centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- • HPC 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 a 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
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 Skills
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.
- • Understand the legal responsibilities of the working as a healthcare professional
- • Have 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
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
- • BAOT membership
- • Member of Specialist Section / Interest group
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
- Paul Marshall-Taylor
- Job title
- Principal Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 0985
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