Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting full-time opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Neuro Rehabilitation team at Clayponds Hospital. You will manage your own clinical caseload, assess complex conditions, and implement and evaluate treatment plans within a skilled and friendly multi-disciplinary team. The role involves working closely with senior OTs to deliver high-quality care to patients with neurological and general medical rehabilitation needs. You will also train and supervise junior staff and students, contributing to service development.
Essential criteria
- oDiploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy
- oHealth and Care Professions Council registration (HCPC).
Desirable criteria
- oMember of BCOT
- oMember of RCOT specialist section
- oSubstantial post graduate experience to include relevant specialist courses.
- oSubstantial experience within Physical health care at Band 5 level.
- oSuccessful completion of field work educator training course and/or first line management course and/or experience of managing junior staff.
- oExperience of assessing complex disability using clinical reasoning skills
- oEvidence of involvement in service development and/or service redesign programmes.
- oExperience of manually handling patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessments and treatments.
- oHighly developed manual handling, therapeutic and positioning skills
- oExperience of using cognitive, behavioural and communication strategies to ensure optimal treatment outcomes and rehabilitation goals are met
- oExperience of supervision of students/ Rehab Technicians with development of basic supervision skills.
- oNHS Experience
- Knowledge and Skills
- oKnowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
- oUnderstanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
- oUnderstanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
- oEvidence of good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills, and ability to work independently
- oAbility to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS especially those relevant to Occupational Therapy
- oDemonstrates ability to work effectively in a team.
- oAbility to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
- o Ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service i.e. extended hours and weekends
- oAble to work seamlessly with other professional groups
- oPresentation skills and the ability to teach in both a group setting and on a one to one basis
- Qualifications and Training
- oDiploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy
- oHealth and Care Professions Council registration (HCPC).
- oMember of BCOT
- oMember of RCOT specialist section
- oSubstantial post graduate experience to include relevant specialist courses.
- oSubstantial experience within Physical health care at Band 5 level.
- oSuccessful completion of field work educator training course and/or first line management course and/or experience of managing junior staff.
- oExperience of assessing complex disability using clinical reasoning skills
- oEvidence of involvement in service development and/or service redesign programmes.
- oExperience of manually handling patients and/or equipment safely to attain positioning necessary to perform safe and effective clinical assessments and treatments.
- oHighly developed manual handling, therapeutic and positioning skills
- oExperience of using cognitive, behavioural and communication strategies to ensure optimal treatment outcomes and rehabilitation goals are met
- oExperience of supervision of students/ Rehab Technicians with development of basic supervision skills.
- oNHS Experience
- Knowledge and Skills
- oKnowledge and understanding of the rehabilitation process
- oUnderstanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
- oUnderstanding of community support agencies and other professions, and ability to work and liaise with them
- oEvidence of good organisational skills including prioritisation of workload and time management skills, and ability to work independently
- oAbility to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS especially those relevant to Occupational Therapy
- oDemonstrates ability to work effectively in a team.
- oAbility to generate written communication, which is relevant, concise, accurate and legible.
- o Ability to work flexibly in order to meet the needs of the service i.e. extended hours and weeken
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the Neuro Rehabilitation team at Clayponds Hospital to work in our skilled and friendly MDT. As one of the Band 6 Occupational Therapists you will be expected to carry a clinical caseload and be an active member of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team. You will work closely with the Band 7 and 6 Occupational Therapists on Rosemary ward (our Level 3 unit) to ensure we deliver a high quality Occupational Therapy input to our patients (mix of Stroke, Neuro and Gen med rehab patients). The successful candidate would be part of a supportive and friendly AHP team including Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dieticians, Psychology, Therapy Technicians, as well as part of a bigger MDT of our Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacists. Rosemary ward is an integral part of the wider Intermediate Care team based at Clayponds Hospital. Patients have access to a variety of equipment in a large unique gym space and additional specific designated ADL rooms. Patients receive specialist therapy input until they are able to return their to preferred discharge destination.
Main duties of the job
To work within the clinical team, managing your own caseload including assessment, implementing and evaluating treatment and applying specialist skills to support patients presenting with varied and
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