Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (12 months FTC)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-7769583-DE-PT
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George’s Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist Vascular & Surgery
Band 7
Job overview
Band 7 Highly 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 and a wider Surgery and Trauma cohort.
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.
This role offer the benefit to develop the postholder’s 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
This post will be in Vascular & Surgery
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.
Specialist therapy role providing daily support and supervision to occupational therapists working within in the team and across the wider Trust.
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 supports weekend working in Medicine, STAR Trauma and Orthopaedics and Plastics.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HPC Registration
- Evidence of CPD
- Wheelchair assessment course
Desirable criteria
- Fieldwork Educators Course
- MSc in rehabilitation or related topic
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Minimum of 5 years post registration experience (2 years as a minimum at Band 6 level or equivalent).
- • Experience of amputee rehabilitation.
- • Relevant senior acute or rehabilitation experience in Medicine, Surgery or Amputees
- • Advanced manual handling experience- including amputee hoist slings.
- • Staff /student supervision / IPR
- • Clinical teaching of OTs and MDT in local setting
- • Working with Social Services and other community resources
- • Experience in service development
Desirable criteria
- • Clinical audit / research
- • Recruitment and selection experience
- • Team leadership experience
- • Falls management
- • Working as part of a Service Development Team
- • Occupational Therapy clinical experience in the NHS
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Team leadership skills
- • Experience of operational and staff management
- • Good communication skills
- • Practical application of OT and Government initiatives
- • Clinical skills in assessment and treatment of patients with a range of complex medical conditions
- • Good presentation skills
- • Basic IT skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work under pressure
- • Flexible working approach
- • Delegation of tasks
- • Managing own stress
Other
Essential criteria
- • Able to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working.
Desirable criteria
- • RCOT membership
- • Membership of specialist section
- • Car Driver
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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