Specialist Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £46,419.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46419.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 March 2026 |
| Location: | Peckham London, SE15 2HP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9196-26-0170 |
Summary
Job SummaryTo have responsibility for rehabilitation and therapy assessment,specialist intervention, care planning and review of individual clients on youcaseload. To delegate rehabilitation and care tasks to support workers. To provide case management for adults and older people throughintensive short term support and rehabilitation programmes. Goal settingwith clients in order to maximise their independence in the community,facilitate early discharge from hospital, reduce reliance on care andreduce admissions to long term domiciliary care. To work, frequently as a lone practitioner and at times in conjunction withteam colleagues, across a variety of locations within the communityincluding clients homes and residential care settings to meet theindividual needs of the multi-cultural population in an inner city area. To work as an autonomous practitioner complying with the standards setby the regulatory body (Health Professions Council), professional body(Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), government, Trust and department,thereby being professionally and legally responsible and accountable forall aspects of own work and to meet the requirements for professionalregistration. To work as part of a flexible multidisciplinary team, across traditionalprofessional boundaries to meet the needs of clients using a holistic andclient centred approach To be responsible for practice, education, assessment, mentorship andpreceptorship of students and new/junior members of staff. To worktowards organisational priorities and achieving service aims. To support the departments commitment to meeting patient needs anddelivering excellence it is essential the post holder be able to work theirhours flexibly and contribute fully to both existing and new rotas over a 7day week, including weekday and weekend on call shifts.