# LIFE B6 rotation

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- **Location:** Croydon University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 p.a incl of HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (full time)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-20T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06T00:01:07.447Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v7988548
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7988548?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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

***** Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role.*****

### 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**

- Postgraduate, incorporating experience in a variety of core areas including Elder, Surgery, Stroke and Medicine
- Experience working as an OT with adults in NHS

**Desirable**

- Previous OT Band 6 experience with adults
- Previous Community Band 6 OT experience with adults

### SKILLS / ABILITIES

**Essential**

- Identifies what attracts them to this specific post at Croydon Health services Trust
- Demonstrates a commitment and motivation to work in Acute Care
- Flexible and adaptable to change to meet the needs of the service

### Education and qualification

**Essential**

- BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC Registered as OT

**Desirable**

- Relevant postgraduate training

### KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

**Essential**

- Knowledge of a range of OT models and demonstrate being up to date with trends and developments in OT stroke rehab
- Awareness of clinical guidelines and NSF’s - NOF's, Elderly Care and Falls

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 335.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10272253)
- [chs accomodation (pdf, 676.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725)
- [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414)
- [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972)
- [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974)

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