Occupational Therapist- Adult Community Rehab
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join a friendly, supportive, and growing community team. The role involves providing high-standard occupational therapy care to a diverse population, performing comprehensive assessments, and delivering individualised treatment programs. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload, work without direct supervision within a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to health promotion activities. A car owner/driver is essential for community-based home visits.
Essential criteria
- Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license
- Car available for work purposes
- Education and qualifications
- Diploma/Degree in occupational therapy
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at relevant post-Graduate Courses
- Member of relevant CIG
- Skills and abilities
- Ability to prioritise, organise and work in a busy environment.
- Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner.
- Able to deal with difficult situations, eg dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.
- Good presentation skills.
- Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience.
- Broad post graduate experience with significant component in relevant area
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience as Occupational Therapist in NHS or social services
- Supervision of students or occupational therapy assistants.
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Participation in Project /audit activities.
- Personal qualities/ Knowledge / Awareness / Understanding
- A good working knowledge of the NHS systems of care and awareness of current NHS policies and issues which impact on the profession.
- Awareness of own knowledge and development needs.
- Have a comprehensive understanding of clinical governance in relation to occupational therapy and ability to apply principles to own area.
- Awareness of current professional and NHS issues.
- other
- Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license
- Car available for work purposes
- Education and qualifications
- Diploma/Degree in occupational therapy
- Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio
- Attendance at relevant post-Graduate Courses
- Member of relevant CIG
- Skills and abilities
- Ability to prioritise, organise and work in a busy environment.
- Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner.
- Able to deal with difficult situations, eg dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.
- Good presentation skills.
- Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience.
- Broad post graduate experience with significant component in relevant area
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience as Occupational Therapist in NHS or social services
- Supervision of students or occupational therapy assistants.
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Participation in Project /audit activities.
- Personal qualities/ Knowledge / Awareness / Understanding
- A good working knowledge of the NHS systems of care and awareness of current NHS policies and issues which impact on the profession.
- Awareness of own knowledge and development needs.
- Have a comprehensive understanding of clinical governance in relation to occupational therapy and ability to apply principles to own area.
- Awareness of current professional and NHS issues.
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.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
We are a friendly, supportive, growing OT community who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer professionally led services, in-service team training, effective supervision and external training opportunities through the Trust.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop skills within a community service. We are looking for a creative, friendly and enthusiastic OT to join our exsisting team. The services are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire and proximity to M25.
A car driver/owner is essential due to the nature of the role, community based home visits.
Main duties of the job
Providing care to a multi cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of occupational therapy care to patients and their carers.
To perform comprehensive OT assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this to provide a clinical diagnosis and deliver an individualised treatment program.
To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision but together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, c
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