# Senior Occupational Therapist in Surgery with Critical Care & Amputees > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist-in-surgery-with-critical-care-and-amputees/043b96fe-131b-403d-90e6-c196ca0a4dae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-occupational-therapist-in-surgery-with-critical-care-and-amputees/043b96fe-131b-403d-90e6-c196ca0a4dae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per annum inc - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-02T21:01:10.138Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/OT_PT_Critical_Care_Surgery_Medicine_WCH/OT_PT_Critical_Care_Surgery_Medicine_WCH-v8160089 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8160089?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have previous experience of working as an band 6 or band 7 OT in surgery? Have you worked in intensive care?  Have you worked with amputees?  This recruitment drive is for a senior OT who can lead in surgery for the continued provision of a high quality, patient centred therapy service adhering to evidence based practice and also work with the physiotherapists in intensive care and with the outpatient amputees. The ethos of the therapy department is strongly aligned to the Trust’s We Care Values.  We also see ourselves: “To be the Y of NEL, empowering people to live their best life, committed to innovative development of our staff and services with transparency. Think of us as part of your caring family as we are proud to be one.” This is the department’s vision statement and we are looking for someone who will come along on our journey to continue to deliver this. The Therapy Department benefits from an integrated approach to Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy management whilst providing clear OT specific professional leadership.  There is a strong commitment to staff training and development. ### Main duties of the job To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management and discharge planning of patients admitted to the surgical  wards including intensive care determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits, treatment programs and discharge planning. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Ability to work early & late shifts & weekend working. - Ability to gain patients trust and confidence and feeling of safety about their care - Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with reasonable adjustments **Desirable** - Member of special interest group relevant to the post ### Skills **Essential** - Specialist therapy clinical skills in acute assessment of patients with a variety of complex pathologies - Ability to take a proactive approach to assessment and discharge planning - Ability to lead & motivate a team - Understanding & application of risk management - Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner - Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes - Ability to pass on knowledge & deliver training both internally within profession & externally to other staff groups - Ability to organise, prioritise, & delegate, and to support other staff in this - IM&T skills - Ability to deal with challenging situations and with emotional / aggressive patients / carers - Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability **Desirable** - Transdisciplinary therapy assessment skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Good knowledge of current best practice in occupational therapy within acute hospital care settings - Good knowledge of best practice in occupational therapy for surgery, neurology, orthopaedics, frailty and pain management - In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group - Understand legal responsibilities of the profession & associated code of ethics ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting in the NHS or similar health service - Recent experience working at senior level (band 6 or 7) in an acute surgical ward environment - Post registration experience in other relevant specialties including orthopaedics, frailty & neurology - Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team - Experience and confidence working within a high pressured and fast paced environment - Experience supervising and appraising staff and students - Experience of Service Development - Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations **Desirable** - Experience in working within a transdisciplinary environment ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Occupational Therapy - Current registration as a physiotherapist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) **Desirable** - Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists ## Documents - [bus routes (pdf, 286.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460753) - [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) - [band 7 ot in surgery with critical care and amputees (pdf, 701.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10460842) ## 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.