Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Elderly Unit Team at Queen's Hospital. You will work in a fast-paced environment covering three acute elderly wards, focusing on complex assessment and discharge planning for patients with diverse physical, cognitive, and psychological conditions. The position involves supervising and educating junior staff, demonstrating strong leadership, and working autonomously within an integrated therapy service. You will be supported by a Clinical Specialist OT and have opportunities for CPD and service development.
Key responsibilities
- Provide specialist Occupational Therapy service to acute elderly patients, focusing on assessment and maximising patient potential.
- Offer highly specialist guidance and education to the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
- Lead in planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating Occupational Therapy services within your area.
- Provide a lead role in teaching, supervising, and appraising peers, junior OTs, students, and therapy assistants.
- Deputise for senior colleagues in management and clinical areas as required.
- Contribute to service development through promoting and adapting policies and guidelines using evidence-based practice.
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Highly skilled in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with common pathologies including dementia, delirium and falls
- Proven clinical experience in the relevant field of Acute Frailty during Band 6 rotations in an acute hospital setting.
- Training of junior staff and MDT in relevant conditions, treatment and management.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of developing service provision
- Experience of working in early discharge teams such as Discharge To Assess/Home First
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £62,652 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
The Acute Elderly Unit Team in BHRUT are actively recruiting for a motivated and dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our team at Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex.
The team covers 3 Acute Elderly wards and are part of the Frailty service provision. Working in a fast-paced environment, you will have the opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge and be expected to supervise and educate more junior staff. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate strong leadership skills and be confident to work as an autonomous practitioner with a focus on complex assessment and discharge planning with robust decision-making essential for efficient patient flow. You will be familiar the assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive and psychological health conditions within elderly and medical specialities to develop and deliver treatment and discharge plans. The team is an integrated service with Occupational therapy, with staff working to develop an enhanced therapy role. You will be supported in your role directly by the Clinical Specialist OT. Peer support will be provided by the existing Band 7 Physio's and OTs and plenty of CPD opportunities are availabl
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