Specialist Occupational Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 13 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,485 - £52,521 Per annum, inclusive of HCA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 February 2026 |
| Location: | Finchley, London, N12 0JE |
| Company: | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7721411/824-NORTH-7721411 |
Summary
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist seeking to take the next step in your career, or a motivated Band 5 looking for an exciting opportunity to progress into a Band 6 role? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are offering a fantastic opportunity to join ourBedded Rehab Unitas aBand 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist. Based atFinchley Memorial Hospital, this role will give you the chance to make a real difference to patients' lives by supporting them through complex and urgent care needs in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.
We are looking for highly motivated, passionate and enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic care and interventions.
You will be able to be creative and be resourceful in your approach to client rehabilitation using your clinical skills to assess and create intervention plans for a varied caseload of patients.
As a B6 Occupational Therapist you will also be responsible for providing supervision, support and education to other junior therapists, students and community support workers.
You will have the opportunity to be involved in service development opportunities and audits. There is a commitment to evidence based practice and you will be encouraged to look for opportunities to promote this within the teams and seek out potential research projects.
Having a full UK driving license and access to own transport for business purposes are essential.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From new born health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
• To undertake specialised uni-professional and multi-professional assessments. To develop and implement treatment plans for clients referred from acute hospitals. These clients may present with a variety of complex multi-pathologies within specialist areas, including neurological conditions.
• To participate in the Single Assessment Process when appropriate, performing overview assessments and complex specialist assessments as appropriate.
• To communicate relevant medical information, assessment details, advice and recommendations across agencies and with clients in compliance with trust guidelines for sharing of information and informed consent. These agencies include General Practitioners, Social Services, healthcare professionals, voluntary agencies, and residential homes.
• To be responsible for gaining valid, informed consent for assessment, treatment interventions and sharing of information in compliance with legal and professional guidelines. To be able to interpret and follow these guidelines in circumstances where clients do not have capacity to provide informed consent.
• To have working knowledge of clinical guidelines; specific to the area you are working in and, with the guidance of your supervisor, to translate these guidelines into clinical practice.
Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Jan 2026