Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Community Rehabilitation Service. The role involves providing specialist assessment and treatment for patients with stroke and neurological conditions in a community setting. The successful candidate will also take a leadership role, supervising junior staff and ensuring quality care through evidence-based practice. The service works across Havering and Barking and Dagenham, requiring travel between two sites.
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- NVQ Level 2 or Equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
Desirable criteria
- Member of RCOT
- Experience Working as a band 5 Occupational Therapist (minimum 18 months)
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economyPost registration courses completed in specific area e.g. cognition, splinting.
- Membership of specialist interest group
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- NVQ Level 2 or Equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Member of RCOT
- Experience Working as a band 5 Occupational Therapist (minimum 18 months)
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health economyPost registration courses completed in specific area e.g. cognition, splinting.
- Membership of specialist interest group
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Job overview
Looking to take the next step in your career? Passionate about stroke and neurological rehabilitation?
The Community Rehabilitation Service currently has an opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their team. The Community Rehabilitation Service is a multi-disciplinary therapy team providing assessment and rehabilitation in a community setting for those with a range of progressive or acquired neurological conditions. The work is community based and so you must be able to travel throughout the boroughs of Havering and Barking and Dagenham efficiently and effectively. The team has two sites which are currently Yew Tree Resource Centre, Romford, RM7 9AA and at Porters Avenue Health Centre, RM8 2EQ. The successful applicants will be required to work from the two sites to support junior staff and manage complex patients across the two boroughs.
There is a well-established appraisal system and a commitment to support staff to develop leadership and clinical skills, through regular supervision, a structured neurology in-service training programme and internal and external training opportunities. The service works closely with our colleagues across the Stroke and Neurology pathway including our Stroke
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