Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8294658
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lucas House,
- Town
- Edmonton
- Salary
- £55,524 - £62,652 Outer London HCAS pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly specialised occupational therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
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Job overview
This role offers an exciting opportunity to further develop the Enfield Proactive Care Service Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) model and contribute to the design and delivery of an exemplary Integrated Neighbourhood Team (INT)
To deliver a high standard of Occupational Therapy care to patients/clients and their families/carers within a community setting, ensuring services are responsive to the needs of a diverse and multicultural population.
To work alongside senior colleagues in providing specialist Occupational Therapy expertise and advice to the wider service and multidisciplinary teams.
To ensure that all Occupational Therapy assessments are completed within agreed service timescales and quality standards.
To be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions within the service, managing a designated caseload and providing care in accordance with service specifications.
Main duties of the job
To deliver a high standard of Occupational Therapy care to patients/clients and their families/carers within a community setting, ensuring services are responsive to the needs of a diverse and multicultural population.
To work alongside senior colleagues in providing specialist Occupational Therapy expertise and advice to the wider service and multidisciplinary teams.
To ensure that all Occupational Therapy assessments are completed within agreed service timescales and quality standards.
To be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions within the service, managing a designated caseload and providing care in accordance with service specifications.
To support, educate and empower patients and their carers to manage complex rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy needs, enabling them to maximise independence and effectively manage their condition.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free Hospital is a world-renowned teaching hospital located in Hampstead, Camden, London. Established in 1828 by surgeon William Marsden, it was the first hospital in London to provide free healthcare to patients who could not afford treatment. Today, it serves as a major teaching site for UCL Medical School and is the flagship hospital of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Key Services and Specialisms
- Organ Transplantation: An internationally recognised centre for kidney and liver transplantation, performing hundreds of procedures each year.
- Infectious Diseases: Home to one of the UK's specialist high-level isolation units for treating high-consequence infectious diseases.
- Cancer Care: Provides specialist diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of cancers, including liver, kidney, pancreatic, and neuroendocrine tumours.
- Rare Diseases: Acts as a national referral centre for rare conditions, including haemophilia and amyloidosis.
- Clinical Research and Innovation: Hosts leading research institutions, including the UCL Institute of Immunity and Transplantation, supporting advances in medicine and patient care.
Overall, the Royal Free Hospital is one of the UK's leading academic and specialist hospitals, combining high-quality patient care, medical education, research, and specialist services
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See JD and PS for further information to include the following:
1.1 The Post Holder will provide highly complex and specialist assessments and interventions which promote optimum recovery using a personalised care approach to support patients to achieve their goals, addressing physical and emotional well-being needs - ensuring that a high-quality holistic service is delivered in an area with a fast developing evidence base.
1.2 To determine the most appropriate setting for assessment and or treatment e.g. community, , home.
1.3 To be responsible for organising and planning workload and manging caseload to meet service and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations develop.
1.4 Make highly skilled evaluations and decisions about functional, cognitive, emotional well-being, motor and social recovery with a focus on fatigue management and enhanced coping strategies.
1.5 Use evidence-based practice and client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
1.6 To demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills, experience and knowledge of evidence-based practice to determine treatment plan using a wide range of treatment skills and options.
1.7 To be able to identify own professional limitations and seek professional advice when necessary.
1.8 To undertake responsibility and leadership for completion and implementation of clinical projects, audit or research.
Person specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and on the HCPC Registration
- • Evidence of attendance on post-graduate courses and advanced training to Masters level equivalence or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Extensive experience working within related field of physical or mental health recovery and rehabilitation
- • Experience of working within healthcare systems, pathways and services
- • Experience of conducting formal and informal teaching
- • Inter-professional and multi-agency team working
- • Experience of delivering and interpreting a broad range of standardised and non- standardised assessments
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to use highly specialised clinical reasoning skills to facilitate appropriate pathway management to maximise patient independence and functional ability
- • Advanced assessment and intervention skills relevant to the clinical setting
- • Must be able to present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
- • Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues when required.
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- • Self-motivated and capable of motivating others.
- • Ability to work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
- • Able to set priorities and deliver against targets.
Other
Essential criteria
- • Car for work use
- • UK Driving license
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nnamdi Igwe
- Job title
- Proactive Care Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929383809
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