Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-8222361
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
Hampstead
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/09/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 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.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

Click here to view our video Welcome to the Royal Free

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate action where necessary.

Applicants can refer to the Fraud Act 2006 for further information: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our unique and vibrant therapy team at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist with an extensive range of clinical and leadership skills to work across our emergency department, adult and medical assessment units.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to provide clinical leadership and operational management to the team and manage a clinical caseload of patients requiring complex case management in order to facilitate early discharge, to promote independence and improve patient health outcomes. The post holder will promote the Homefirst mindset with a passion for admission avoidance and will utilise rapid response and discharge to assess pathways to ensure that patients leave hospital in a safe and timely way and that there is safe and effective patient flow. The role will require you to work on a 7 day working roster with extended hours (inclusive of bank holidays).

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
 
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
 
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust

 

Person specification

World Class Care Values

Essential criteria
  • • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • • HCPC Registration in OT
  • • Completed relevant post registration specialist courses for example: • OT assessments of specific conditions • OT treatment approaches • Outcome measures • Supervision Skills Training for staff and students • OT Practice Educator course
Desirable criteria
  • • Member of Specialist OT Section group

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Substantial post-graduate work experience as an Occupational Therapist, predominately working with patients with physical and cognitive disabilities
  • • Experience of working as an OT at a senior level with a variety of medical presentations e.g. Respiratory, Cardiac
  • • Experience of working with elderly patients
  • • Experience of working with Bariatric patients
  • • Considerable experience of being a Band 6 OT
  • • Experience and ability of working in an acute setting
  • • Experience of teaching and supervising less experienced staff.
  • • Experience of teaching and supervising OT students.
  • • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and use own initiative.
Desirable criteria
  • • Motivational Interviewing/ Behaviour Change training (CBT or facilitation skills)

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Knowledge and experience in the use of occupational therapy models of practice
  • • Demonstrate effective communication skills to a range of audiences e.g. users, carers and other professionals
  • • Experience of working effectively and efficiently as part of an MDT.
  • • Demonstrated clear understanding of clinical governance and its application to the work setting.
  • • Knowledge of quality assurance and audit programmes in line with requirements for Clinical Governance
  • • Knowledge of research and development process, Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
  • • Ability to lead a small team

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Highly effective interpersonal skills, including assertiveness in a range of situations
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Physically fit and able to comply with trust manual handling guidelines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lindsay Sanders
Job title
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Are you looking for an innovative role in a multidisciplinary team? This fantastic opportunity awaits a dynamic, motivated Occupational Therapist looking to develop clinical, operational and leadership skills. If you want to learn more, please contact Lindsay Sanders - Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist [email protected]

Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies