# Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-occupational-therapist/a31b95fc-bccf-4910-82ac-0226b56f5c42 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-occupational-therapist/a31b95fc-bccf-4910-82ac-0226b56f5c42.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum, inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service 8am - 6pm. should be able to work 4 out of the 7 days) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T07:40:45.530Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Morden/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8007922 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8007922?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in providing a seamless, patient-centred service. In this role, you will develop, implement, and evaluate the Merton Enhanced Home-Based Rehabilitation Team (MEHBRT), ensuring that patients receive timely, high-quality care that supports their independence and wellbeing. You will assess referrals from hospitals for patients ready for discharge who continue to have health or social care needs. As a clinical leader, you will provide guidance and support to occupational therapists, junior staff, rehabilitation support workers and MDT students, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration and excellence. This role involves managing your own complex caseload, contributing to service quality and performance, and building strong, inclusive partnerships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations. You will deliver compassionate, competent care to patients with physical and cognitive difficulties in both community and care home settings. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job - Function as a vital member of the MDT, ensuring seamless, patient-centred care. - Develop, implement and evaluate the MEHBRT, ensuring timely and high-quality care. - Clinically assess referrals from hospitals for patients ready for discharge who require ongoing support. - Provide local clinical leadership and guidance to occupational therapists and the wider MDT within the CSU. - Educate, supervise and support junior occupational therapy staff, rehabilitation support workers and MDT students. - Line manage and supervise junior staff within the service. - Manage your own caseload, including highly complex cases. - Lead and support the team in achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) and maintaining service quality. - Foster strong working relationships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations. - Deliver competent and compassionate care to all patients with physical and cognitive difficulties in community and care home settings. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ## Job Details We are seeking a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our dynamic Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) in providing a seamless, patient-centred service. In this role, you will develop, implement, and evaluate the Merton Enhanced Home-Based Rehabilitation Team (MEHBRT), ensuring that patients receive timely, high-quality care that supports their independence and wellbeing. You will assess referrals from hospitals for patients ready for discharge who continue to have health or social care needs. As a clinical leader, you will provide guidance and support to occupational therapists, junior staff, rehabilitation support workers and MDT students, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration and excellence. This role involves managing your own complex caseload, contributing to service quality and performance, and building strong, inclusive partnerships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations. You will deliver compassionate, competent care to patients with physical and cognitive difficulties in both community and care home settings. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. ## Job Description Function as a vital member of the MDT, ensuring seamless, patient-centred care. Develop, implement and evaluate the MEHBRT, ensuring timely and high-quality care. Clinically assess referrals from hospitals for patients ready for discharge who require ongoing support. Provide local clinical leadership and guidance to occupational therapists and the wider MDT within the CSU. Educate, supervise and support junior occupational therapy staff, rehabilitation support workers and MDT students. Line manage and supervise junior staff within the service. Manage your own caseload, including highly complex cases. Lead and support the team in achieving key performance indicators (KPIs) and maintaining service quality. Foster strong working relationships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations. Deliver competent and compassionate care to all patients with physical and cognitive difficulties in community and care home settings. ## Responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Appropriate post-qualifying experience in a range of areas acute care of the elderly, neurology and community - Appreciation of constraints to working in the community - A clear understanding of current NHS issues, professional standards, CPD, clinical governance and experience of audit - Previous NHS experience - Ability to assess patient conditions, establish the patients problem, formulate and implement a treatment plan - Has sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other legislation - Experience of MDT working and understand their roles - Experience of supervising juniors/assistant/students - Experience in research / literature reviews - Experience in community work - Post registration experience at band 6 level in a wide range of clinical areas including elderly rehabilitation, community rehabilitation, falls management, dementia care, respiratory care and orthopaedics - Experience in quality improvement and service evaluation. ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy - Registered with the Health Care Professions Council - Up to date relevant knowledge through CPD as evidenced by portfolio **Desirable** - Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapy and / or relevant special interest groups - Attendance at Clinical Educator Course - Leadership and management training ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311732) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10311731) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10293350) ## 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.