# Rotational Occupational Therapist - 9 month fixed term

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** London
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 p.a. inc.
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (until May 2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24T08:14:05.416Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8176895
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8176895?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

With the addition of a post working at Hackney Social Services occupational therapy department, this is a really exciting time to join our Band 6 rotation to gain experience across the acute and intermediate care field. We are very excited about the new social services role, and how it can fit into an NHS rotation.

The rotations are 9 months in duration and are based across three locations within Hackney; Homerton University Hospital, Hackney Service Centre and Orsman Road.

If you are an experienced Band 5 or an existing band 6 keen to develop your expertise, this post will offer you the opportunity to increase your specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of acute and long term conditions in a variety of settings; in-patient, intermediate care, community and outpatient.

If you are an experienced Band 5 or an existing band 6 keen to develop your expertise, this post will offer you the opportunity to increase your specialist skills in the assessment and treatment of acute and long term conditions in a variety of settings; in-patient, intermediate care, community and outpatient.

### Main duties of the job

- Provide specialist occupational therapy for a wide range of patients requiring assessment and rehabilitation in acute inpatient, and community environments.
- Provide clinical supervision and appraisal for Band 5 occupational therapists, therapy assistants and students, depending on rotation.Participate in ongoing service evaluation and development.
- The post holder will be working in a challenging socio-economic environment, involving patients who have highly complex social problems and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in a range of settings

**Desirable**

- experience of working in a diverse socio economic/multicultural society

### Trust Values

**Essential**

- Demonstrates an understanding of Trust Values

### Skills & Abilities

**Essential**

- Able to manage a clinical caseload independently
- Senior level of clinical skills
- Range of assessment and Treatment skills
- Sound IT skills

### Knowledge and Understanding

**Essential**

- Sound knowledge of the OT process
- Knowledge of a range of treatment options for different client groups.

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of outcome measures
- Knowledge or experience of QI / Clinical audit

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree/Diploma Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration

**Desirable**

- 18 months post graduate experience

## 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)
- [jd and ps rotational occupational therapist (pdf, 317.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10479759)

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