# Rotational Band 5 Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-band-5-occupational-therapist/9948983c-fa3e-4330-8dc4-405b536fee53 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-band-5-occupational-therapist/9948983c-fa3e-4330-8dc4-405b536fee53.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Homerton University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 p.a. inc. - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (n/a) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T09:41:15.735Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8240631 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8240631?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have a passion for Occupational Therapy (OT)? Are you looking for a great trust in which to start your career, or perhaps you are looking to build upon your existing Band 5 experience? If so, we would love to offer you an opportunity to work as a Band 5 OT in our highly respected and truly unique mixed rotation hosted by Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust and our mental health partners at East London Foundation Trust. Our rotations include: - The Elderly Care Unit, patients love our reminiscence groups - Surgical Rehabilitation Team, our award winning early discharge service - Acute Medical Team, work on our Intensive Care Unit - Adult Community Rehabilitation Team, where you can develop splinting skills - Community Neurological Rehabilitation, where you can experience Vocational Rehabilitation - Stroke Unit, regularly scores highest in London for delivering intensive Stroke rehabilitation - Our Rapid Response Team in London’s best performing A&E - Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, will develop your cognitive assessment and rehabilitation skills - Paediatrics assessing and treating children at home and at school - Mental Health Care of Older People, working alongside a specialist dementia care team - Learning Difficulties, assessing and treating people with complex behaviour needs - Acute Inpatient Psychiatry, develop your mental health assessment skills within recovery focus groups and 1:1 sessions - Community Mental Health Services, CQC rated outstanding ### Main duties of the job Take responsibility for managing a client caseload, prioritising as appropriate. Undertake holistic client-centred occupational therapy assessments using appropriate occupational therapy models of practice and assessment tools working as an autonomous practitioner. Plan occupational therapy interventions and rehabilitation programmes using a goal oriented approach. Monitor and evaluate progress and adapt therapy interventions as appropriate We are proud of the opportunities we offer our Band 5 Occupational Therapists (OT). Our Band 5 training program focuses on making sure you have practical OT skills and develop those early on in the rotation to improve your confidence. We are also proud of our preceptorship program, our attitude towards supervision and support from our senior OTs. We believe we are also skilled at developing senior Band 5’s prior to moving onto Band 6 posts. There are also numerous opportunities to be involved in quality improvement initiatives, case study research and developing students. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Please only apply if you will be qualified, HCPC registered and ready to start employment by January 2026. ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of models of OT practice and practical application. - Knowledge of the occupational therapy process and its application in clinical practice. - Awareness of evidence based practice. ### Experience **Essential** - Undergraduate or post graduate experience of working in a variety of healthcare settings. - Experience of continuing professional development **Desirable** - Experience of working within a multicultural society. ### Trust Values **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of Trust Values ### Skills/Abilities **Essential** - Able to carry out culturally sensitive assessments using a range of appropriate assessment tools and models of practice. - Able to formulate treatment goals/rehabilitation programmes for clients. - Able to manage caseload and prioritise under pressure. - Effective written and verbal communication skills. Clear, concise reporting skills. - Able to work within a MDT. ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy - Health and Care Professions Council Registered Occupational Therapist ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10551459) ## 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.