Band 7 - Occupational Therapist – Critical Care and Acute Respiratory
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 28/08/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist specializing in Critical Care and acute Respiratory rehabilitation. You will deliver advanced OT interventions for patients in the Critical Care Unit and respiratory wards, managing a complex caseload with conditions like acute neurological diagnoses and tracheostomies. The position involves providing high-quality, evidence-based OT services, clinical reasoning, and person-centred assessment. You will also offer clinical leadership to junior staff and participate in service reviews and audits. This is a fantastic opportunity to expand expertise in critical care and complex rehabilitation.
Essential criteria
- Member of Professional Body or equivalent recognised by Health Care Professionals Council.
- Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent and NHS experience.
- Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded and highly specialised knowledge and skills.
- Attendance at a Clinical Educators Course.
- Post registration experience.
Desirable criteria
- Attained or working towards a Post Graduate Degree/qualification.
- Evidence of leadership courses / training.
- Membership of a professional Special Interest Group or National or Regional Network - i.e. Intensive Care Society.
- Attendance at splinting course.
- Understanding of organisational structure of the NHS and Social Care.
- Demonstrate an ability to provide professional/clinical leadership.
- Understanding of Standards - Health Care Professions Council/COT/BAOT/Local/National.
- Understanding policies and procedures (local e.g. Health and Safety).
- Specialist knowledge of OT management of patients on critical care - including early rehabilitation, delirium management, specialist cognitive assessments, acute neurology and splinting.
- Demonstrate evidence of service development / QI projects/ audits.
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and the implications of the service.
- Ability to teach and present to qualified/non-qualified staff and other disciplines, in groups or individually, using a variety of media.
- Ability to lead clinical education of less experienced staff, students, or assistants.
- Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded and highly specialised knowledge and skills in critical care and acute medical / respiratory OT.
- Senior level experience working with patients in a critical care / HDU setting & those with an acute neurological diagnosis.
- Broad range of rotational experience including neuro and acute medical wards.
- Attendance at post graduate courses in relevant fields (specific to the post).
- Experience of leading competency training / IST.
- Experience working with patients with a range of neurological diagnosis.
- Education and qualifications:
- Member of Professional Body or equivalent recognised by Health Care Professionals Council.
- Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent and NHS experience.
- Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded and highly specialised knowledge and skills.
- Attendance at a Clinical Educators Course.
- Post registration experience.
- Attained or working towards a Post Graduate Degree/qualification.
- Evidence of leadership courses / training.
- Membership of a professional Special Interest Group or National or Regional Network - i.e. Intensive Care Society.
- Attendance at splinting course.
- Understanding of organisational structure of the NHS and Social Care.
- Demonstrate an ability to provide professional/clinical leadership.
- Understanding of Standards - Health Care Professions Council/COT/BAOT/Local/National.
- Understanding policies and procedures (local e.g. Health and Safety).
- Specialist knowledge of OT management of patients on critical care - including early rehabilitation, delirium management, specialist cognitive assessments, acute neurology and splinting.
- Demonstrate evidence of service development / QI projects/ audits.
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and the implications of the service.
- Ability to teach and present to qualified/non-qualified staff and other disciplines, in groups or individually, using a variety of media.
- Ability to lead clinical education of less experienced staff, students, or assistants.
- Documented evidence of Continued Professional Development of expanded and highly specialised knowledge and skills in critical care and acute medical / respiratory OT.
- Senior level experience working with patients in a critical care / HDU setting & those with an acute neurological diagnosis.
- Broad range of rotational experience including neuro and acute medical wards.
- Attendance at post graduate courses in relevant fields (specific to the post).
- Experience of leading competency training / IST.
- Experience working with patients with a range of neurological diagnosis.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £51,657 – £58,785 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 4d ago · Closes in 11d
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Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist with specialist knowledge and skills in Critical Care and rehabilitation to join our Critical Care and acute Respiratory Therapy team at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
This role is offered on a fixed term, and we welcome applicants on a secondment basis.
Occupational Therapy in critical care is an emerging area at our Trust and we want to continue to work towards a robust and clinically excellent occupational therapy service.
You will be supported in your development with a strong senior MDT within the Intensive Care Unit and regular supervision/ appraisal with the Therapy Team Lead.
You will also support the Occupational Therapy team working on our acute respiratory and CCU ward areas, often supporting with the Critical Care step-down patients.
This is a fantastic role for an experienced band 6 or existing band 7 Occupational therapists looking to further expand their expertise in critical care, acute respiratory management and complex rehabilitation.
The post is part of 7 day working and would be included in that rota (frequency of 1:6 weekends) with rest days in the following week.
Main duties of the job
Delivering advanced Occupational Therapy intervention for our 19 bedded general Critical Care Unit and respiratory wards. The caseload will include a broad range of condit
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