Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Respiratory, Surgery, Critical Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a new opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital. The role involves providing OT intervention for patients with respiratory, cardiac, acute medical or surgical conditions, with opportunities to gain experience in critical care. You will also take on team leadership responsibilities, including supervising junior staff and contributing to service development. The department operates a 7-day service, requiring participation in a weekend rota.
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current occupational therapy practice in relevant area
- Evidence of working within evidence based practice
- Understanding of legal responsibilites of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation
- Knowledge of current NHS and local issues
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- Skills & Aptitudes
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to document information accurately.
- Able to demonstrate sound reasoning skills.
- Effective Communication Skills.
- Ability to participate in weekend, bank-holiday rota.
- Evidence of teaching and supervision skills
- Problem solving skills
- Computer literate
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services, including involvement in audit and research
- Presentation skills
- Able to display transdisciplary working competencies across Occupational therapy.
- Experience in a broad rotational post, including respiratory
- Experience with complex discharge planning
- Experience of working at band 6 level
- Experience of student or therapy assistant supervision
- Education & Qualifications
- HCPC Registration
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Member of Special interest group
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- World Class Values
- Demonstrate ability to met the Trust Values
- Personal Qualities &Attributes
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current occupational therapy practice in relevant area
- Evidence of working within evidence based practice
- Understanding of legal responsibilites of the profession such as confidentiality, consent and documentation
- Knowledge of current NHS and local issues
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- Skills & Aptitudes
- Able to work under pressure.
- Able to document information accurately.
- Able to demonstrate sound reasoning skills.
- Effective Communication Skills.
- Ability to participate in weekend, bank-holiday rota.
- Evidence of teaching and supervision skills
- Problem solving skills
- Computer literate
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services, including involvement in audit and research
- Presentation skills
- Able to display transdisciplary working competencies across Occupational therapy.
- Experience in a broad rotational post, including respiratory
- Experience with complex discharge planning
- Experience of working at band 6 level
- Experience of student or therapy assistant supervision
- Education & Qualifications
- HCPC Registration
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Member of Special interest group
- Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses
- World Class Values
- Demonstrate ability to met the Trust Values
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 11d ago · Closes in 4d
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Respiratory, Surgery, Critical Care
The closing date is 10 September 2026
Job summary
We have a new opportunity for a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Respiratory, Surgery & Critical Care Therapy Team at Barnet Hospital - part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The post is full time, working 37.5 hours per week, but flexible working may be considered if raised at interview.
This is a newly created post at Barnet Hospital, providing Occupational Therapy intervention for patients with respiratory, cardiac, acute medical or surgical conditions. In addition, there will be an opportunity to gain experience working with our Critical Care OTs seeing patients on the intensive care unit and once they have stepped down to the wards.
We welcome applications from enthusiastic band 5 or 6 Occupational Therapists with experience of working with people with acute and complex needs - preferably within the acute care setting. In addition, full induction, access to training, joint working and ongoing support will be provided from the friendly and dedicated therapists within the team and wider department.
Main duties of the job
This post offers the opportunity to develop specialist skills in the management of patients with cardiac, respiratory, surgical, and
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