# Rotational Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/690e4d08-7e2a-4bae-b1dd-c093d462d305 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-occupational-therapist/690e4d08-7e2a-4bae-b1dd-c093d462d305.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Micheal's Primary Care Site - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 Per Annum Including HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-14T08:00:39.146Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Enfield/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/B_Occupational_Therapist/B_Occupational_Therapist-v8207008 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8207008?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview As part of the Occupational Therapy Service providing care to a multi-cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard occupational therapy service in the Community. To work alongside more senior staff or to have access to senior support at all times during normal working hours. Potential rotate within inpatient rehab at Magnolia Unit, Canterbury/ Capetown wards and Community Stroke Rehab team. To perform occupational therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations of physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis and develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme. ### Main duties of the job To perform comprehensive occupational therapy assessment of patients who are presenting with complex physical and psychological conditions, to provide a clinical diagnosis of their occupational therapy problems and develop and deliver an individualised treatment program. To ensure all occupational therapy assessment are completed within agreed timescales. To support the B8a with the day-to-day organisation of the occupational therapy service and to manage a designated caseload, delivering care according to the service specification requirements. To support and educate patients and carers in managing complex occupational therapy /rehabilitation needs for managing a community caseload. To work closely with other agencies e.g. specialist equipment services, social services voluntary sector and private agencies to ensure occupational therapy treatment is fully integrated into the patients care programs where applicable. To hold full responsibility for own caseload of patients, working without direct supervision. Own supervision takes the form of regular formal training with peers, peer review and case conferences. Self-directed access to advice and support from a higher grade is available, as required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated. To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and personal specification for the advertised role, B5 rotational occupational therapist. ### 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 ### Others **Essential** - Ability to meet mental and physical demands of the post including travel. - Car owner/ driver with valid UK driving license with access to car for work use. ### Education **Essential** - Recognised Degree in Occupational Therapy - HCPC Registered - Evidence of ongoing CPD development **Desirable** - Any other relevant qualifications/ degree ### Experience **Essential** - Broad undergraduate experience in core clinical areas - A good working knowledge of the NHS system of care (trained or worked in the nhs) - Experience of working as part of a team **Desirable** - Working in a community setting ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to priortise and manage own workload in a busy environment with supervision - Ability to process, manage and communicate sensitive information in relation to patient care and convey this in an appropriate and clear manner - Fluent in written and spoke English including the ability to write straightforward letters and reports to a professional standard **Desirable** - Fluent in any other local language ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - A strong commitment to patient care - Reliable, flexible, motivated, diplomatic team worker who demonstrates appropriate initiative and good time management ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10514270) - [person specification (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10514271) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 637.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## 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.