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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-8350365SBH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Rotational Occupational Therapist Royal London & St Bartholomew's Hospitals

Band 6

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the band 6 Occupational Therapy general rotation at Barts Health NHS Trust.  This is a rotational post, aimed at consolidating and enhancing knowledge and experience across acute rotations at The Royal London Hospital, Major Trauma Centre and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Tertiary Centre for heart and cancer care. The role provides high quality patient assessment, treatment and intervention as part the specialist therapy team on each rotation.

We are looking for a highly skilled, innovative and passionate individual  to join our Band 6 Occupational Therapy team.  The Royal London Hospital & St Bartholomew’s Hospital Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation involves 9-month rotations across a range of diverse areas including:    Hand Therapy
Neurosciences 
Major Trauma and Orthopaedics
Stroke (HASU and ASU)
Cardiac surgery and Cardiology
Vascular and Amputees
Oncology
Acute Assessment Unit
Specialist Medicine 

Please see full advert and JD attached

Main duties of the job

This is a rotational post, aimed at consolidating and enhancing knowledge and experience across acute rotations at The Royal London Hospital, Major Trauma Centre and St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Tertiary Centre for heart and cancer care. The role provides high quality patient assessment, treatment and intervention as part the specialist therapy team on each rotation.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma or Degree in Occupational therapy
  • Valid HCPC registration
  • Evidence of relevant CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience across core rotations
  • Minimum NHS experience
Desirable criteria
  • Supervision skills
  • Practice educators training

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Ability to risk assess and carry out patient assessment, treatment sessions and discharge
  • • Ability to assess and treat cognitive and affective impairment, its impact on function
  • • Ability to structure holistic assessment and the OT process within a framework that provides clear clinical reasoning.
Desirable criteria
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of • sitting and seating • postural management • upper limb assessment and treatment • energy conservation/fatigue management • therapeutic manual handling • cognitive assessment and treatment • capacity assessment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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.

Application numbers

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ayanda Langa
Job title
Team Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
[email protected]
Additional information

For Further information and details please contact Ayanda Langa on 02035942821 or [email protected]

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