Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Postgraduate, incorporating experience in a variety of core areas including Elder, Surgery, Stroke and Medicine
- Experience
Experience working as an OT with adults in NHS
- SKILLS / ABILITIES
Identifies what attracts them to this specific post at Croydon Health services Trust
- SKILLS / ABILITIES
Demonstrates a commitment and motivation to work in Acute Care
- SKILLS / ABILITIES
Flexible and adaptable to change to meet the needs of the service
- Education and qualification
BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Education and qualification
HCPC Registered as OT
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Knowledge of a range of OT models and demonstrate being up to date with trends and developments in OT stroke rehab
- KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Awareness of clinical guidelines and NSF’s - NOF's, Elderly Care and Falls
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Previous OT Band 6 experience with adults
- Experience
Previous Community Band 6 OT experience with adults
- Education and qualification
Relevant postgraduate training
Job overview
Senior Occupational therapist
Band 6
We are looking for a keen OT to join our Band 6 rotations across Community Intermediate care beds and Acute Therapy Team. The team consists of Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Physiotherapy staff. There are rotations through acute medicine, elderly care, surgery and orthopaedics and community intermediate care bedded rehabilitation, providing a wide variety of experience across the acute wards and community setting.
Supervision and support is provided by the Band 7 Occupational therapist.
Interview date TBC
Main duties of the job
- To manage a caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions
- To provide leadership for junior staff through supervision, competencies and appraisal
- To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Therapy services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects
- To contribute to the maintenance and development of the trust Therapy service
- To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placements
- To participate in the rotations as assigned by your manager
- The role will involve acute hospital based rotations and community rotations in the intermediate care bed base.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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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.
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This advert is for LIFE B6 rotation with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Croydon, England. It is listed as a Band 6 role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 p.a incl of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Nov 2026.
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