# Occupational Therapist (Rotational) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-rotational/138e3e96-a21b-468b-b210-e1bf72ecfd50 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-rotational/138e3e96-a21b-468b-b210-e1bf72ecfd50.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent: Weekend working within contracted hours - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (work over weekends as part of 7-Day Therapy service) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T08:01:18.683Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Stanmore/Royal_National_Orthopaedic_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Therapies_DOM/Therapies_DOM-v8354825 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354825?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for two Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join our established Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotations. This is an exciting opportunity at Band 5 level to gain experience in the area specialist orthopaedics and working with patient with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions. The post holder will be rotating through following clinical teams: - Adult Orthopaedics - Pain Management and Rehabilitation - Sarcoma and Orthopaedic Oncology - Paediatric Orthopaedics - London Spinal Cord Injuries Centre ### Main duties of the job Within all the clinical teams you will be the responsible for carrying a caseload of patients which will include patients with complex physical and psychological needs. This may include patients with ‘Special Needs’ requiring specialist seating assessments. Your caseload will include patients ranging in age from children, young adulthood/adults to elderly. The post will benefit from a multi professional structure of clinical specialists, peer support and supervision and will have excellent opportunities to develop your professional portfolio. The post holder will be based at Stanmore and will be required to work on a weekend rota as part of Therapy 7-day service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will be managed by the Clinical Specialist Manager/s and accountable to the Director of Therapy Services. Clinical supervision will be provided by the Band 7 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist in the team and the post holder will be expected to supervise other members of staff and students as allocated. The post holder will provide cover for administrative and clinical tasks in the temporary absence of another member of the team, as appropriate to own level of experience. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Good Written and Verbal communication with colleagues and patients and other agencies. - Able to communicate with a variety of people, occasionally in emotional distress - Sound clinical reasoning and reflective skills. - Good organisation of self and time. - Ability to reflect and appraise own performance. - Ability to self-motivate and initiate activity. - Computer Literacy . – Use of Microsoft office . Email and other web based systems **Desirable** - RCOT Specialist Section/ other Special Interest Group membership. - Clinical supervisor’s course. ### Experience **Essential** - 6 months experience as Therapy/Rehabilitation Technician or Equivalent relevant experience in any other clinical setting as OT student - Broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and medical conditions associated with the clinical area. - Understanding of team dynamics and MDT working. - Working knowledge of common adaptive equipment. **Desirable** - 6 months NHS experience as Band 5 OT. - Interest in and further study in clinical area - Knowledge of neurological and biomechanical treatment approaches for complex disability. - Awareness of some specialist equipment relevant to the post. ### Qualifications **Essential** - DipCOT/ Degree in Occupational Therapy. - Member of COT or recognised equivalent. - Registered with HPC. ## Documents - [letter from chief executive (pdf, 1018.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2864) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 299.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10680655) ## 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.