# Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist (Rotational) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-specialist-occupational-therapist-rotational/c180ed90-bcbc-4ddc-99c8-2a91414824a5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-specialist-occupational-therapist-rotational/c180ed90-bcbc-4ddc-99c8-2a91414824a5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 p.a. inc. HCA - **Contract type:** Permanent: Rotational - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-15T23:02:54.265Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8150569 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8150569?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced band 5 or 6 Occupational Therapist wanting to develop or consolidate your skills in an award winning Trust? Do you want to join an exciting band 6 rotational programme that covers a range of specialities across acute and community settings? We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic, driven and forward thinking Occupational Therapists to join our Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation. Driven by your enthusiasm and interest in gaining a breadth of experience at senior level within a friendly and proactive Occupational Therapy service you would provide specialist assessment and interventions across 20 different areas, including: - Brompton Heart Therapy Team - Elective orthopaedics - Older people/Medicine (OPU) - Oncology - Specialist Therapy Assessment Team in A&E - Lane Fox Unit (Respiratory) - Surgery/Vascular wards - Hand therapy - Trauma & Orthopaedics - Acuter stroke - Enhanced Rapid Response & Supported Discharge - Guys & St Thomas’ @ home service - The Pulross Centre (inpatient rehabilitation unit) - Amputee Rehabilitation Unit - Community Rehabilitation & Falls - Surgery/ Cardiovascular - Intermediate care Lambeth - Intermediate Care Southwark - Community stroke services - Urgent response/@home - Internal flow hub/ Neurology ### Main duties of the job Each rotation lasts 9 months giving you an opportunity to develop specialist clinical and non-clinical skills. Our professional offer to you: As a Band 6 OT you will have an opportunity to: - Develop your discipline specific skills, e.g. assess for suitable equipment, minor home adaptations, cognitive assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning - Develop your skills in complex case management of clients beyond the scope of your traditional Occupational Therapy practice - Develop your skills in holistic assessment, problem solving and joint working with other health and social care colleagues, GPs, hospital teams and voluntary sector agencies - Develop supervisory, leadership and service development skills - Access appropriate GSTT leadership development training courses to support career development - Support you to be involved in Occupational Therapy clinical meetings - Develop your skills in service development ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups. - Knowledge and understanding of activity/occupation in relation to work and well being. - Application of Occupational Therapy models of practice and evidence based practice. - Knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process relating to client centred practice. - Demonstrate sound techniques in applying a range of specialist sensory, physical and manual assessments and treatments. - Ability to analyse tasks and activities, synthesise findings and develop goal orientated treatment plans. - Ability to delegate appropriate tasks to Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor’s, Assistants and students. ### Experience **Essential** - Postgraduate experience in physical disability. - Evidence of continuing professional development. **Desirable** - Experience in physical disability. ### Knowledge and Ability **Essential** - Ability to support, supervise and educate students on practice placements, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Technical Instructors. - Understand and apply principles of risk management to clinical practice. - Ability to prioritise tasks for self and others. - Ability to appreciate the sensitivity, complexity of context, culture and diversity within clinical practice. - Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings coping positively with interpersonal tensions/barriers. - Excellent communication and interactive skills. - Willingness to work flexibly. ### Knowledge/Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy. - Adherence to College of Occupational Therapy and HPC guidelines and codes of ethics and - State Registration HPC **Desirable** - Membership of Occupational Therapy special interest groups. - Membership of professional body. ## Documents - [frf (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450256) - [person spec (pdf, 121.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450255) - [job description (pdf, 416.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10450254) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.