Specialist Occupational Therapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	06 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£46,419 - £55,046 Per Annum Inc HCA
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	05 April 2026
Location:	London, E1 4DG
Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7810757/363-CTH7810757

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist to join our expanding Admission Avoidance and Discharge Service (AADS) at East London NHS Foundation Trust. This role will provide a successful applicant with the opportunity to work in the Emergency Department (ED) at The Royal London Hospital (RLH) as part of the Admission Avoidance Team (AAT), and to work flexibly across the wider AADS pathways to take part in Rapid Response, Intermediate Care, and the newly launched Falls Pick-Up Service. The specialist role is based between RLH and Mile End Hospitals, and in the community in the borough of Tower Hamlets, and is part of the Admission Avoidance & Discharge Service (AADS). This consists of a team of multidisciplinary professionals that work across the community and hospital to facilitate early discharge and prevent unnecessary hospital admission. The service uses the discharge to assess model and works closely with our social care partners, and will soon be integrating with the Reablement service.

For further details and informal visits contact:Eleanor.mata@nhs.net(Deputy Head Unplanned Care and Therapies) and Ayo Ajibadeayoajibade@nhs.net(Clinical Lead, UCR)

We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and flexible Occupational Therapist to join our team in working with patients across a variety of clinical areas. Applicants must have a strong clinical skills as well as the ability to manage complex cases independently, providing a comprehensive therapy assessment and intervention, evidencing problem solving and clinical reasoning skills in line with evidence-base practice. The team has an excellent working relationship with hospital staff, GPs, the extended primary care teams, Ambulance crews, the Physician Response Unit, care home staff and other community services.

The work is varied and challenging and your role is to support the multidisciplinary team across the service as well as deputising for the team lead when required.

The post holder will work alongside other specialised therapists, nurses, and social workers in the team, as well as other therapists in the hospital and wider trust and will have access to regular supervision. The Trust has a well-established training and education programme, along with robust personal development review programme to support you in the development of both your clinical and managerial skills.



At ELFT, we are committed to improving lives and reducing health inequalities through innovative and integrated care. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve and provide a supportive and inclusive workplace culture. 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.

The post holder will work as a part of the multi-disciplinary team and will rotate across the service pathways. In the Admission Avoidance Team, the role is to identify, assess, and coordinate admission avoidance and discharge for patients in the Emergency Department (ED) and Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) at The Royal London Hospital. In the Urgent Community Response which covers Rapid Response, Falls Pick up, and Intermediate Care Teams, the role involves providing follow up in the community.

The post holder will provide specialist assessment and treatment for patients with a wide range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within the ED or patient’s home in order to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital. A response is made to patients referred to the service within 24 hours. Part of the post would be working within theRapid Response Team which aims to reduce unplanned hospital admissions by responding to referrals from community practitioners, for example GPs, and supporting clients in their own homes. The post holder would work as part of the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist client-centered intervention, to enable clients to maximise their independence and return to their own home safely and in a timely way



Please see attached JD and PS for full details


This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026