# Community Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-occupational-therapist/c4e7b9d0-ae63-462d-a027-83824be2450d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-occupational-therapist/c4e7b9d0-ae63-462d-a027-83824be2450d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** HMP Bronzefield - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T11:41:14.334Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_North_West_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8295095 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8295095?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for a dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a Community Health team working across the Integrated Neighbourhood Teams in the borough of Camden. Services in this Central London location provide client-centred assessment and rehabilitation in patient homes, therapy gyms and community facilities. Our Trust has a variety of staff benefits which have been detailed in the staff wellbeing attachment. If you come and work with us, we will ensure you are able to follow your clinical and leadership development priorities identified through your personal development and appraisal plan. We will equip you for mobile working and actively support flexible working practice. You will enjoy the rewards of working with a client group for whom you can make a significant difference every day, and you will experience the benefits of being part of a supportive multi-agency effort which includes Medical, Mental Health, Nursing, Allied Health Professional, Social care and Reablement staff. ### Main duties of the job To promote, maintain and develop a high quality, efficient and effective Occupational Therapy Service to clients referred to the Integrated Community Health Service, in a multi-disciplinary context, and in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, and participate in specific clinical projects as agreed and supported by the Team Leader, and participate in service developments, audit and review of the To provide supervision to rehabilitation assistants and students ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidate will provide evidence based, client goal focused rehabilitation appropriate within community settings areas. We are looking for a highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills. - To be professionally and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the team, the Trust, and HCPC code of ethics - To undertake specialist occupational therapy assessment of clients with diverse needs through subjective questioning, objective assessment and other written material available - To prioritise factors involved in the clients presenting condition through clinical reasoning based on knowledge of current professional opinion, clients prognosis and other physical, social emotional and mental health issues - To set goals for treatment with clients and/or their carer and ensure that care is client centred and agreed by the client and/or their carer - To set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice which is evidence based where possible, using standardised assessment and outcome measures, where appropriate - To independently screen and assess complex multi-disciplinary referrals from a variety of sources. This screening requires individual responsible action when at times no other professional is currently involved. This screening will establish priority, determine needs and initiate a plan of intervention. - To be able to identify a deteriorating patient and escalate in a timely manner ### 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 with Older People/Elderly Rehab - Experience with Falls - Experience with Dementia and delirium - Previous experience of working in the NHS - Experience with Medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics - Previous experience of supervising juniors and/or students - Experience of completion of audit and service developments **Desirable** - Experience in working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting - Previous general experience to include the following: - Urgent Community Response working - Neurology - Pain Management ### Education/Qualificiations **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy - Registered with HCPC as an Occupational Therapist - Worked in the NHS or equivalent Health Care Service **Desirable** - Post Graduate MSc Degree - Membership of BAOT - Post Registration courses in the following e.g. - Neurology - Older people/elderly rehab - Goal setting ### Skills/Knowledge/Abilities **Essential** - Excellent written and verbal communication - Demonstrate clinical and professional development - Understanding the principals of Multi-disciplinary teamwork - Demonstrates understating and experience of working within frailty - Demonstration of knowledge of standards of practice, evidence and best practice guidelines - Understanding of delirium – causes, treatment and effects on function and cognition - Demonstrates flexibility, problem solving, initiative and leadership skills - Able to prioritise, delegate and manage own time **Desirable** - Excellent IT skills - Use of System 1, EMIS, EPIC ### Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics **Essential** - The ability to work under pressure and set priorities, delegate and manage own time - The ability to work in a team ## Documents - [cnwl values (pdf, 182.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1162) - [staff benefits (pdf, 896.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10613701) - [cnwl staff charter (pdf, 684.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2868) - [new starter roadmap (pdf, 81.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10613702) - [cnwl staff networks (pdf, 320.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1160) - [person specification (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10613700) - [b6 ot job description (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10613699) - [cnwl reward and wellbeing handbook 2020 (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1773) - [cnwl culture scarf behaviour framework (pdf, 710.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2869) - [accommodation information for new starters (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2438) ## 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.