Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist - Rotational Band 5
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Rotational Post
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rota basis with a compensatory rest day)
- Job ref
- 343-7361566-FM-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross site - Epsom and St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton / Epsom
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 Pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 5 - Rotational Occupational Therapist
Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include:
To deliver skilled occupational therapy services across acute care.
The post holder will have clinical responsibility for assessment and treatment planning for people referred. They will be expected to participate in developing and monitoring the service.
To work closely with multidisciplinary teams and other professionals, particularly in relation to patient enablement, and to assist in the development of good working relationships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations and agencies.
To actively participate in audit, service progression and role development.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- Diploma or degree in occupational therapy
- Registered with the Health Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Fieldwork placement in acute physical or local authority setting
- Experience in stroke, general medicine orthopaedics and surgery, or Care of the Elderly
- Relevant post-registration courses
- Membership of British Association of Occupational Therapists
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good written and spoken communication skills
- Knowledge of common conditions, current treatment and equipment provision
- Ability to demonstrate competence in the understanding and application of core OT skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Problem-solving skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of carrying out audit
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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
- Sarah Reed
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920088018
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