Specialist Occupational Therapist Elderly Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 10/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/12/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Elderly Care Department at Watford General Hospital. You will provide specialised assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs, offering expert advice to various professionals and carers. The role involves managing your own caseload, performing advanced assessments, and developing individualised treatment programmes for safe discharges. You will work independently while accessing supervision and training, and participate in a seven-day roster.
Key responsibilities
- Provide specialised assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs.
- Offer expert advice, guidance, and information to health and social care professionals, carers, and relatives.
- Manage your own caseload, performing advanced occupational therapy assessments for patients with diverse and complex conditions.
- Develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes that contribute to safe discharges and prevention of hospital admissions.
- Lead the professional development of junior staff, students, and support staff, including planning induction programmes and teaching core clinical skills.
- Undertake evidence-based service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives, contributing to audits, research, and outcome measurement projects.
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Occupational Therapist.
- Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent qualification with evidence of CPD and reflective practice.
- Experience in NHS acute hospital settings, including elderly care/medical wards.
- Competent in discharge planning, caseload management, and use of equipment.
- Proven ability to work independently with complex medical patients.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Job summary
We have
an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist at West
Hertfordshire Hospital NHS Trust to join the Occupational Therapy Elderly Care Department
at Watford General Hospital. You will be responsible for providing specialised
assessment and treatment for patients with complex needs, offering expert
advice, guidance, and information to health and social care professionals,
carers, relatives, and other non-professionals. You will manage your own
caseload, performing advanced occupational therapy assessments for patients
with diverse and complex physical and psychological conditions, and develop and
deliver individualised treatment programmes that contribute to safe discharges
and prevention of hospital admissions. You will also be responsible for a
defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working independently
while accessing supervision, training, peer review, and reflective practice as
required.
Main duties of the job
As a
Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for undertaking all
aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. You will be managing
the supervision, education, and assessment of junior occupational therapists
and support staff, as well as supervising and assessing occupational therapy
students to a graduate standard in collaboration with universities. You will
support evidenc
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