Job overview
Join our Integrated Community Response Service as a Senior Occupational Therapist and play a vital role in helping people remain safe, independent and confident in their own homes. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who thrives in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care. You will use your clinical expertise to support patients with complex needs, lead and develop junior staff, and contribute to service improvement across community healthcare. In return, you will be part of a supportive team that values innovation, professional development and making a meaningful difference to local communities every day.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Occupational Therapist within the Integrated Community Response Service, you will deliver specialist assessment and rehabilitation to adults with complex physical, functional and social needs, supporting timely recovery and helping individuals maintain independence within their home environment. Working closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and partner organisations, you will use advanced clinical reasoning to develop and review personalised care plans, manage risk, and facilitate safe discharge and admission avoidance. The role also includes providing leadership, supervision and support to junior staff and students, contributing to service development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice, while maintaining high standards of patient care, communication and professional accountability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
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
- Broad range of rotational posts
- Postgraduate experience in acute and rehabilitation settings
- Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Experience in mental health setting
- Knowledge of community and intermediate care services
- Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues
- Experience of supervision of junior staff, student or rehabilitation assistant
- Experience in rapid response team
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in occupational therapy
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of personal/professional development (portfolio)
Desirable
- Supervision Course
- Membership of BAOT
- Membership of relevant Clinical Interest Groups
Skills And Abilities
Essential
- Application of occupational therapy process with designated client group
- Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues.
- Commitment to own development and learning
- Broad knowledge of current best practice in profession and area of speciality
- Demonstration of an understanding and application of national guidelines and health legislation (e.g. child protection, NSFs).
- Competent IT skills to enable effective documentation
- Knowledge of standardised and specialist assessments, treatment techniques and outcome measures.
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This advert is for Senior Occupational Therapist with West London NHS Trust in Southall, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS (Outer). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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