Rotational Occupational Therapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,964 - £43,780 per annum inclusive of HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 July 2025 |
| Location: | LONDON, E1 4DG |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7248146/363-CTH7248146 |
Summary
Are you a newly qualified OT or are you looking to widen your experience?
If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Band 5 OT rotation in Tower Hamlets Community Health services.
We are a dynamic and forward-thinking team that actively encourages and supports professional and service development. We are looking for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working in the community setting. You should have some demonstrable experience of working within a rehabilitation or acute setting as well as an ability to independently carry an OT clinical caseload. You should also have some experience of working with wider multi-disciplinary team.
The occupational therapy service has an excellent Band 5 Occupational Therapist support program offering training and development meetings and continuing professional development activities.
You will be supported in developing your OT skills and encouraged in your professional development from a large and supportive OT service renowned for its innovation. We value commitment to professional development, training and high-quality clinical supervision for all our staff.
1. In conjunction with other members of the team and with supervision, to contribute to the provision of a comprehensive patient-centered occupational therapy service to patients. Patients are referred primarily due to a physical disability, are aged 18 and over and are resident in the community. This includes patients who may present with physical, cognitive, psycho-social and housing needs as a result of a wide range of medical conditions.
1. To manage a defined caseload in a community setting. To evidence problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence based/patient-centered principles. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
1. To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing integrated goal-orientated interventions.
1. To develop a range of occupational therapy skills working with patients with a physical disability.
1. To contribute to the planning, development and evaluation of the service.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
This advert closes on Sunday 13 Jul 2025