# Occupational Therapist - Rotational > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-rotational/ec6373eb-bc45-4f14-aea4-6f71b2ab9f1d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist-rotational/ec6373eb-bc45-4f14-aea4-6f71b2ab9f1d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St George's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38488.00 to £46852.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-02T10:23:11.216Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8367088 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8367088?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join the acute Therapy services within St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. These posts will provide an excellent opportunity for both new graduates and Band 5s with current post–registration experience to work with patients and clients who have a wide range of health conditions. Our current rotations include both hospital and community-based rotations which include Surgery, Vascular, Older People’s Services, Oncology/ Specialist Medicine, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Stroke, Neurosurgery, Neurorehabilitation and Social Services. The successful candidates will rotate every six months at the beginning of April and October and will have the opportunity to work in various locations across Wandsworth. You will carry a clinical caseload which will include; - assessment and treatment of patients within each service line for an array of conditions and to determine clinical reasoning and Occupational Therapy treatment in line with your case formulations - providing client centred occupational therapy to a defined caseload of service users, working with multi-disciplinary members and the wider occupational Therapy team. You will also have the opportunity to supervise support staff and engage with local service audit development projects and audits. ### Main duties of the job The post involves working as part of the wider Interdisciplinary team and working alongside qualified Occupational and Physiotherapists to provide direct patient intervention (both one-to-one and group sessions). These interventions include physical, sensory, cognitive, and perceptual rehabilitation sessions. The role also assists with administrative tasks such as maintenance of equipment loans systems, information gathering, and promotion of best quality patient care. The postholder contributes to seven day working and will work rostered weekends within STAR / Haem-Oncology. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of this role. Please ensure that your application clearly addresses all the essential criteria on the person specification ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Considered options for travel in support of community-based rotations when visiting clients in own homes is required. **Desirable** - Own transport (car/motorbike/bicycle) ### Skills **Essential** - Clear demonstrable understanding of the OT process. - Working knowledge of functional and standardised assessment tools. - Excellent written and verbal communication in English language. - Good clinical reasoning skills. - Able to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds. - Able to work as part of a team - Flexible approach - Competent IT skills - Able to work at moderate to high levels of physical activity involving the delivery of manual therapy, therapeutic handling of patients and the assessment, demonstration and installation of adaptations and equipment. - Good organisational ability – self management and initiative **Desirable** - Group work skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Basic assessment of need and problem identification. - Basic goal setting, planning, intervention and evaluation. - Knowledge and experience of; Perceptual functioning, Cognitive functioning, Psychological functioning, Activities of daily living - A clear understanding of evidence based practice. - An understanding of clinical governance and implications for Occupational Therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit. - Able to work within Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety to meet the needs of patients. ### Experience **Essential** - Completion of a core practice placement in a hospital or rehabilitation setting. **Desirable** - Experience in any of the following clinical areas; Elderly, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Community rehabilitation ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Qualification in Occupational Therapy. - Registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Health Professions Council. - Continued Professional Development including evidence of reflective practice and clinical experience gained. ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10694393) - [advert (pdf, 80.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10694394) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2411) - [swl ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3045) ## 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.