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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapist
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working as per rota pattern)
Job ref
824-HERTS-7274304
Employer
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Potters Bar Community Hospital
Town
Potters Bar
Salary
£31,469 - £38,308 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Occupational Therapist

Band 5

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

CLCH Hertfordshire Adult Community Services - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, and the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting! 

Band 5 Occupational Therapist working on the Inpatient Rehabilitation Wards at Potters Bar Community Hospital, working as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive assessment, treatment and discharge planning to patients with a variety of conditions.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational therapy assessment and treatment for referred clients, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions for groups or individuals, identified within the unit.

Be an active member of the clinical team, providing a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to residents of West Hertfordshire within the bed-based unit.

Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promote best practice and to undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.

Build up and maintain key relationships with referring services across CLCH including the acute and community teams to facilitate appropriate referrals and an understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist and the Multi-professional team.

Be responsible for the supervision Rehabilitation Assistants and Occupational Therapy students, with guidance from Senior Therapists.

Support self and service development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any Inservice Training, Audit or research being undertaken by the service.

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.**

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Desirable criteria
  • Relevant Post graduate training.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Application of the OT Process.
  • Experience of working as part of an MDT.
  • Use of functional assessment and activity analysis.
  • Relevant work experience in a variety of clinical placements
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of delegation to support staff.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of current best practice in OT.
  • Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
  • Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.
  • Word processing and internet skills.
  • Basic knowledge of the principals of clinical governance.

Other

Essential criteria
  • Car driver with UK driving licence.
Desirable criteria
  • Access to car for business purposes.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Sunflower Hidden DisabilitiesNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodNHS Pastoral CareDisability confident committedAccredited Living Wage EmployerStonewall 2023 Bronze

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebecca Chalmers
Job title
Team Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01707 621155
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