Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Harlow Integrated Community Care Team (ICCT). You will provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for individuals with complex physical health needs in their homes and communities. The focus is on preventing hospital admissions, facilitating timely discharge, and reducing health inequalities. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with various community and social care partners to deliver person-centred care plans.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high quality, skilled clinical care and rehabilitation in community settings.
- Manage a caseload of patients with complex health & social care needs, using evidence-based principles.
- Utilise specialist skills to undertake comprehensive patient assessments and formulate interventions.
- Collaboratively discuss and agree SMART goals and outcomes for treatment with patients.
- Evaluate patient progress, reassess, and review treatment programmes as required.
- Plan and prioritise own workload, delegating tasks appropriately.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational therapy
- Relevant training appropriate to role
- Broad range of experience across a sample of clinical areas
- Evidence of wide range of clinical and non clinical experience
- Knowledge of NHS polices and Neighbourhood and proactive care, preventing admissions and enabling people to remain independent at home.
- Experience of rehabilitation and functional assessment
- Experience of working with adults with physical health needs
- UK licence
- access to vehicle for work
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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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Harlow Integrated Community Care Team (ICCT), you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of proactive, neighbourhood-based care that enables people to remain independent and well within their own homes and communities. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for individuals with complex physical health needs, focusing on preventing hospital admissions, facilitating timely discharge, and reducing health inequalities. You will work closely with local Primary Care Networks, community services, social care, voluntary sector partners, and neighbourhood teams to deliver coordinated, person-centred care plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and self-management. The role supports the wider neighbourhood agenda by fostering integrated working, early intervention, and population health approaches to ensure residents receive the right care, in the right
Main duties of the job
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