# Community Occupational Therapist - Upper Lea Valley ICT > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-occupational-therapist-upper-lea-valley-ict/63a19cc8-40b4-4f3a-ac62-2fb3f6a9e4be - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-occupational-therapist-upper-lea-valley-ict/63a19cc8-40b4-4f3a-ac62-2fb3f6a9e4be.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - **Location:** Howard Court (Head Office) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Leave) - **Employment type:** Part time - 28.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-30T12:50:48.060Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hertfordshire/Hoddesdon/Hertfordshire_Community_NHS_Trust/Community_Occupational_Therapist/Community_Occupational_Therapist-v8333506 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8333506?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hct.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a dynamic and patient focused Occupational Therapist to join our Community Therapy Team in Hoddesdon on a fixed term basis. You will work alongside your community colleagues to provide rehabilitation, palliative care, hospital at home/unplanned therapy support, to the residents of Hertfordshire in their own homes, residential and nursing homes. The team is friendly, supportive and works collaboratively to optimise patients’ level of independence and find innovative ways to enable them to increase their functional performance. You will work as part of the Integrated Community Team (ICT) pathways to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and to provide therapeutic holistic assessment, support, treatment and rehabilitation of patients in their own home. We are developing closer working relationships with the Primary care networks with their frailty pathways and with other statutory services. ### Main duties of the job You will provide specialist occupational therapy intervention for your patients and able to delegate and support the OT skills of our therapy technicians You will be able to manage a clinical caseload and to support patients with goal setting and supporting their functional performance through activity You will ensure that there is effective patient flow through the service You will support the rest of the therapy and nursing teams with your experience in equipment provision, effective therapeutic moving and handling, cognitive assessments and OT interventions/therapy programmes ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will support your team to ensure that patients receive high quality occupational therapy You must have a relevant Occupational Therapy qualification and HCPC registration You will work alongside the rest of the MDT to ensure patients achieve their goals and receive therapy input in a timely way You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010). Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19. We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance. The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment. ### 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** - Strong experience on a broad rotational scheme. - Working as an autonomous practitioner. - Experience of teaching others - Experience of participating in investigation/management of complaints. - Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Occupational Therapy Degree - Registration with Health Professions Council - Post-graduate courses - Post registration experience ### Other requirements **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) ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 385.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10656751) - [hct benefits (pdf, 588.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2511) - [recruitment guide for candidates (pdf, 303.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2407) - [job description supplementary information (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2599) ## 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.