Occupational Therapist - Intermediate Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join the NELFT London Intensive Rehabilitation Service. You will manage your own caseload of community patients, providing physical rehabilitation as an alternative to hospital-based care. The service supports patients to recover at home within their own environment, working closely with inpatient and acute partners to facilitate early discharges. This is an opportunity to start or enhance your career in community rehabilitation.
Key responsibilities
- Use clinical skills and experience to complete comprehensive assessments and devise person-specific treatment plans.
- Enable patients within productivity, self-care, and leisure activities.
- Be an effective team member using excellent communication skills.
- Monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment plans to measure progress and ensure effectiveness.
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist - Intermediate Care
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
Qualifying this year? Ready to start you occupational therapy career or enhance your skills by gaining
experience in community rehabilitation?
We are looking for highly motivated, passionate occupational therapists to join our NELFT London
Intensive Rehabilitation Service.
We can offer excellent work - life balance and benefits including:
Protected CPD time with a varied In Service Training Programme
Regular supervision
NHS pension
Close transport links into London
Opportunity for service development and audit
Flexibility within our 7 day working services
Agile working devices to support community based working
High cost area supplement
Salary Sacrifice car scheme
Possible rotation within physical and mental health teams.
If you are interested in coming to work for NELFT and meet our criteria we would we would welcome
your application.
Main duties of the job
The IRS is a large multidisciplinary London based community team of Physiotherapists, Occupational
Therapists, Nurses and Rehab Assistants. We offer physical rehabilitation as an alternative to hospital
bed-based rehabilitation, supporting patients to recover at home within their own environment. We
work closely with the Inpatient Rehabilitation Services and acute partners to
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