# Band 6 Occupational Therapist (5-6 development opportunity)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Twinwoods NHS Clinical Resource Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Fixed Term
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend Working to cover UCR)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T13:59:38.157Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Clapham_Bedford/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8257117
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8257117?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Advert

OT - Band 5 to 6 development opportunity

This is an opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to work in the Community across North Bedfordshire primarily in the Community Occupational Therapy Team, though supporting the other services when needs require. This is a developmental post

You will hold a full clinical caseload, with a focus on supporting individuals to live independently and safely. You will be part of a dynamic team that supports student placements and apprenticeships. You will receive and provide monthly supervision and complete a preceptorship course.

### Main duties of the job

Main duties:

- To manage a full clinical caseload
- To support clients to regain their independence within their own place of residency
- Empower and educate service users about their holistic health and well-being to enhance quality of life and prevent relapse, considering the need for rehabilitation, social inclusion and health promotion.
- To use clinical reasoning and evidence based practices compliant with with Trust policies and National Legislation.
- To support junior staff with supervision

Candidates to be appointed at Band 5 within a structured developmental role, with a clear competency framework and support in place to enable progression to Band 6, typically within 12 months but this can be longer based on individual outcomes, and subject to successful assessment and service needs.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please kindly see the attached Job Description

Please do not apply if you do not hold a full driver’s license and have access to a vehicle.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of a broad range of physical conditions, treatment techniques and intervention
- Core rehabilitation skills
- Experience of working with adult clients with primarily physical illness or disability
- Experiences of working within the community

**Desirable**

- Experience of working within the NHS

### Knowledge and Skills

**Essential**

- Detailed understanding of a wide range of physical medical conditions
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health conditions that affect physical conditions
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to lead and motivate others
- Provide advice/support on clinical issues to other agencies as required
- Good team player and leader
- Ability to work autonomously and manage a complex and varied caseload.
- Ability to analyse results of assessments and arrange/change OT interventions accordingly
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to equality and diversity
- Work and carry out assessments in clients’ homes
- Fit and demonstrate the use of equipment
- Work with clients, families, carers and other professionals of those that are terminally ill
- Supporting clients with severe long term conditions causing distress to themselves and/or their family/carers

**Desirable**

- Have an understanding of Sepsis and other sudden, potentially critical onset conditions

### Education/ Qualification/ Training

**Essential**

- BSc Occupational Therapy Degree or Diploma
- HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
- Clear record of post graduate experience

**Desirable**

- Significant and relevant post graduate experience

## Documents

- [cot jd (pdf, 800.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10570284)
- [b5-6 cot ps (pdf, 112.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10570285)
- [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110)
- [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090)
- [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111)
- [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844)

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