Senior Occupational Therapist (OT)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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Role summary
This role is for a dynamic and enthusiastic Senior Occupational Therapist to join the General Rotation Occupational Therapy team. The post offers opportunities to develop clinical expertise across various specialities including Specialist Medicine, Neuro, Respiratory, and Trauma & Orthopedics. The successful candidate will provide patient-centred care, supervise junior staff and students, and contribute to service development projects. Excellent support from senior therapists and multidisciplinary teams is provided, alongside comprehensive training and career development opportunities.
Essential criteria
- Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy.
- State registration with the Health Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.
- Able to demonstrate specialist learning from band 5 rotations, formal post graduate level learning and informal CPD (both general and specific to clinical fields of speciality).
- Demonstrate learning of personal effectiveness and first line leadership from experience and from both formal and informal CPD activity.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Membership of RCOT special interest groups relevant to speciality
- Clinical Educators Course
- Recent experience in relevant occupational therapy specialities and clinical settings
- Experience of working as part of an occupational therapy and multidisciplinary team
- To have participated in service development projects.
- Experience of clinical education of staff, students or assistants.
- Experience of supervision of students/ therapy support workers, with development of basic supervision skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the use of evidence based practice in speciality
- Previous experience in the NHS or social care as a qualified occupational therapist
- Previous experience of prescribing wheelchairs and seating and other specialist equipment
- Experience with splinting
- Previous Band 6 experience in relevant post
- Involvement with Clinical Governance issues and an understanding of their relation to patient care
- Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
- Able to apply a range and depth of knowledge to this specialist area.
- Able to use knowledge of a range of treatment approaches in the specialist area.
- Able to make sound clinical decisions based on knowledge/ experience/circumstances and utilise advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- Able to carry out therapeutic handling, requiring skilful and strenuous physical effort during the working day.
- Ability to remain up to date with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively.
- Ability to seek guidance and assistance when required and to be aware of personal limitations.
- Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment and with emotional or aggressive patients or carers.
- Competent IT skills.
- Good presentation skills.
- Remain updated with professional practice and new research
- To make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations.
- Self-motivated and able to work unsupervised.
- Able to work flexibly responding to the needs of the service.
- Awareness of factors impacting on service provision
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet the differing needs of the patients
- To be able to take part in a weekend service depending on specialist post
- Evidence of CPD relevant to role and specialist area.
- Well-developed abilities for communication and consensus building skills
- Education/ Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy.
- State registration with the Health Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.
- Able to demonstrate specialist learning from band 5 rotations, formal post graduate level learning and informal CPD (both general and specific to clinical fields of speciality).
- Demonstrate learning of personal effectiveness and first line leadership from experience and from both formal and informal CPD activity.
- Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Membership of RCOT special interest groups relevant to speciality
- Clinical Educators Course
- Recent experience in relevant occupational therapy specialities and clinical settings
- Experience of working as part of an occupational therapy and multidisciplinary team
- To have participated in service development projects.
- Experience of clinical education of staff, students or assistants.
- Experience of supervision of students/ therapy support workers, with development of basic supervision skills.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the use of evidence based practice in speciality
- Previous experience in the NHS or social care as a qualified occupational therapist
- Previous experience of prescribing wheelchairs and seating and other specialist equipment
- Experience with splinting
- Previous Band 6 e
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £47,951 – £56,863 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist (OT)
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join the General Rotation Occupational Therapy team, our friendly department is full of opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic Occupational therapist who wishes to develop a range of clinical expertise within the fields of Specialist Medicine, Neuro, Respiratory, Private Patients, Trauma & Orthopedics, Vascular, OPAL, and Oncology.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, with a keen interest in Acute services and a wide range of clinical experience, good communication skills, interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering excellent patient centred care. You will have the opportunity to develop your specialist skills and knowledge in the above areas. You will have excellent support from senior therapists and work closely with the well-established multi-disciplinary teams. Alongside the clinical case load you will have the responsibilities of supervising junior and student Occupational therapist, you will be involved in teaching of more staff and support on in-service trainings. We offer a comprehensive in-service training and induction programme, Internal and external courses are supported, and opportunities for postgraduate study exist. Our established appraisal system facilitates career deve
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