• Job Description

  Req#: C9363-25-0649?language=en&page=396&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job 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.

  Main duties of the job

  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.

  About us

  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.

  Details

  Date posted

  27 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum inclusive of HCA

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  363-CTH7248146

  Job locations

  3rd floor, Beaumont House,

  Mile end Hospital

  LONDON

  E1 4DG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.

  Person Specification

  Education/ Qualification/ Training

  Essential

  • oDegree in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC Registration, CRB clearance
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio

  Desirable

  • oMember of RCOT
  • oFurther training in relevant area

  Experience

  Essential

  • oPrevious experience in a adult community/acute setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical field
  • Experience of working with people in a health or social services environment
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for occupational therapy and client care

  Desirable

  • oExperience of CPD and role development

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • oClinical reasoning skills to assess service users' needs (including risk assessment) and guide interventions.
  • oGood organisational and time management skills
  • oAbility to deal with conflict on a clinical and organisational level.
  • oWord-processing/IT skills
  • oAbility to manage a clinical caseload under supervision
  • oAbility to prioritise activities in relation to clinical work.
  • oAbility to liaise with other services around clinical issues.
  • oTo have knowledge pertaining to the theory and practice of occupational therapy including occupational science and holistic models of OT practice

  Desirable

  • oAbility to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations under supervision.
  • ooKnowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions

  Other

  Essential

  • Ability to work weekends when required.
  • Ability to navigate throughout the borough utilising relevant transport methods including; walking, cycling, use of public transport and/or driving.

  Person Specification

  Education/ Qualification/ Training

  Essential

  • oDegree in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC Registration, CRB clearance
  • Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio

  Desirable

  • oMember of RCOT
  • oFurther training in relevant area

  Experience

  Essential

  • oPrevious experience in a adult community/acute setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical field
  • Experience of working with people in a health or social services environment
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for occupational therapy and client care

  Desirable

  • oExperience of CPD and role development

  Knowledge and Skills

  Essential

  • oClinical reasoning skills to assess service users' needs (including risk assessment) and guide interventions.
  • oGood organisational and time management skills
  • oAbility to deal with conflict on a clinical and organisational level.
  • oWord-processing/IT skills
  • oAbility to manage a clinical caseload under supervision
  • oAbility to prioritise activities in relation to clinical work.
  • oAbility to liaise with other services around clinical issues.
  • oTo have knowledge pertaining to the theory and practice of occupational therapy including occupational science and holistic models of OT practice

  Desirable

  • oAbility to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations under supervision.
  • ooKnowledge of a broad range of clinical conditions

  Other

  Essential

  • Ability to work weekends when required.
  • Ability to navigate throughout the borough utilising relevant transport methods including; walking, cycling, use of public transport and/or driving.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  3rd floor, Beaumont House,

  Mile end Hospital

  LONDON

  E1 4DG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  East London NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  3rd floor, Beaumont House,

  Mile end Hospital

  LONDON

  E1 4DG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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