# Rotational Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/52241b70-7fe6-4958-aeab-f1d4af4df174 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/52241b70-7fe6-4958-aeab-f1d4af4df174.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inc - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-08T11:51:16.485Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Therapies_Department/Therapies_Department-v8140564 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140564?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about making a positive difference to peoples’ lives? Are you recently qualified or an experienced Band 5 looking for change? We are looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and versatile team players to join our Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take part in 6 month rotations in the following specialties across various hospital sites within the Trust, including the Royal London Hospital (major trauma centre), Whipps Cross University Hospital, Newham University Hospital and St Bartholomew’s Hospital (specialist tertiary centre): The rotations on offer include: Medicine, Respiratory, Oncology, Stroke, Neurosurgery, Older People Services, Trauma, Orthopedics, Surgery, Vascular & Amputees, Cardio-Respiratory, Accident & Emergency. You will be working in well-established and supportive therapy teams who offer structured  supervision and appraisals in an inclusive and welcoming environment. We have a strong focus on teaching and professional development, including protected CPD time and a Band 5 OT foundation training programme offered across all sites. The Occupational Therapy Service at Bart’s aims to embody the trust’s WeCare values of "Welcoming, Engaging, Collaborative, Accountable, Respectful and Equitable" and welcomes applications from people who share these values. ### Main duties of the job To work as an autonomously provide high quality occupational therapy interventions to a wide variety of patients including the assessment and treatment of patients, provision of individual and group education and treatment sessions, provision of assistive devices (orthotics and prosthetics) and equipment and minor home adaptations in a wide variety of settings including hospital wards, outpatient departments and the patients home. Working in a number of specialties across Barts Health NHS Trust including respiratory and critical care, acute admissions unit, neurosciences and stroke, trauma and orthopaedics, cancer services and hand therapy. ### 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 below. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate - Ability to communicate and present information, orally and in writing, in a clear and logical manner to patients and carers who may have difficulties understanding or comprehending. - Understanding of the legal and ethical responsibilities of the profession - Competent in IT - Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes in line with local and national standards and policies - Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and manage competing demands and interruptions. - Ability to cope working in a range of treatment environments at a fast pace and with emotional and/or aggressive patients and carers **Desirable** - Presentation skills - Ability to assess and educate clients and carers about safe transfer techniques (including use of equipment and adaptations) ### Experience **Essential** - Completed varied clinical placements. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Occupational Therapy - HCPC registered ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 804.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10439192) - [wxh bus route (pdf, 286.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10439193) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## 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.