Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist - Static Band 6
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rota basis, with compensatory rest days)
- Job ref
- 343-7223490-FM- AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide (Primary Base Epsom Hospital)
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 pa incl HCAS Outer pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational Occupational Therapist
Band 6
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
The post holder will be responsible for assessment, treatment planning and intervention delivery for patients referred to their caseload. The post holder will be required to supervise junior staff, technicians, assistants and students as appropriate. They will be expected to participate in development and monitoring of service standards and to assist in the running of the day to day service, and participate in the weekend working rota.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen to join the Epsom and St Helier rotational band 6 team. Our Occupational Therapists work closely with MDTs across a variety of clinical specialities including renal, hyper acute (AMU), stroke, medicine, surgery and care of the elderly.
The role gives an opportunity to develop upon a solid clinical foundation and experience a variety of teams. It also provides developmental opportunities and the ability to support with service development and leadership opportunities.
We have a strong focus on staff support and development, encouraging opportunities for further learning.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
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 training
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within an acute environment
- Experience as a band 5 occupational therapist in a physical field in a healthcare
Desirable criteria
- Experience of prioritisation
- Evidence of service development
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Comprehensive knowledge of equipmen
- Evidence of supervising students
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Understanding of services available in the community
Desirable criteria
- Other relevant post-registration courses
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
- 07920 088018
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