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Job Title: Occupational Therapist (Band 5/6) – Bank/Temporary Role Location: Robertson Neuro Rehabilitation Ward Contract Type: Temporary Bank Role (3 months) Working Pattern: Monday–Friday (Full time preferred, part-time considered)
Job Summary: We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our team on a temporary bank basis for a 3-month period. This role is suitable for a Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist, depending on experience.
The post holder will provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service for patients admitted to Robertson Neuro Rehabilitation Ward with neurological diagnoses, supporting rehabilitation, maximising independence, and facilitating appropriate discharge planning.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver specialised occupational therapy assessment and treatment for patients with complex neurological conditions.
- Manage a varied caseload of patients with complex cognitive, psychological, and physical health needs.
- Develop and implement individualised rehabilitation programmes to support functional independence.
- Contribute to effective and timely discharge planning in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
- Provide intervention within the ward setting, patients’ homes, and community environments where appropriate.
- Act as key worker for allocated patients, supporting coordination, liaison, and administrative responsibilities.
- Promote positive rehabilitation outcomes through collaborative and patient-centred care.
Requirements:
- HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
- Experience in neuro-rehabilitation or complex care settings (desirable for Band 6 level).
- Strong clinical reasoning and caseload management skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.'
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
- Health, safety and risk awareness
Experience
Essential
- Ability and experience of carrying out a comprehensive neurological occupational therapy assessment to formulate a comprehensive neurological treatment plan and goals
- Knowledge and experience of using a wide range of therapeutic occupational therapy interventions for the treatment of patients with neurological conditions
- Knowledge and experience of using a range of recognised outcome measures and goal setting skills as appropriate to the rehabilitation of patients with a range of neurological conditions
- Good understanding of current NHS issues, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance
- Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Able to work with individuals and groups
- Clinical problem solving ability
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice
- Understand professional ethics and their application in practice
- React in a flexible way to changing demands in service
Desirable
- Experience of supervising and appraising other staff e.g. rehabilitation assistants
- Experience of supervising student occupational therapists.
- Experience in delivering training to other members of the MDT and care workers.
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for the service
- Delegated management responsibilities within service area
- Innovative ideas
- Involvement in service development
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate complex and/or sensitive information requiring empathy and reassurance
- Knowledge of barriers to communication and strategies to overcome them, including knowledge of communication difficulties encountered by neurological patients.
- Ability to carry out patient manual handling tasks.
- Ability to carry equipment such as wheelchair and commodes in and out of stores/ car and patient`s homes
Desirable
- Word processing, e-mail, internet skills
- Keep legible and accurate patient records in English.
- Clinical problem solving ability in complex cases.
- Ability to prioritise patient workload
- Physical skills, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
- A good ability with specific handling and sensory techniques specific to the treatment of patients with neurological dysfunction
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registration with HCPC.
- Experience of working with neurological patients in delivery of rehabilitation packages or in a rehab setting at Band 5 level.
- Documented evidence of professional development and reflective practice in relevant aspects of neurological rehabilitation e.g. attendance at in-service training sessions, reflective practice
Desirable
- Attendance at relevant post-graduate neurological training courses e.g. Bobath, spasticity management , splinting, cognition and perceptual assessment , fatigue management
- Experience of working in a neurological rehabilitation setting at band 6 level.
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This advert is for Bank Occupational Therapist with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £18.89 - £23.50 (inclusive of HACS). The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 13 Jul 2026.
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