Job summary
- Main area
- Heart of Hounslow
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-HOU-086
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heart of Hounslow Health Centre
- Town
- Hounslow
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/10/2025
Employer heading

Senior Occupational Therapist
Band 6
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
The Community Recovery Service is an integrated provider with the London Borough of Hounslow offering Intermediate Care for Hounslow residents. The team is comprised of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Rehabilitation support staff.
The service delivers on a range of pathways including community rehabilitation, Reablement and hospital discharges, operating 7 days per week (weekend working on a rota basis*).
We are currently seeking a senior occupational therapist with a broad range of skills, experience and knowledge who is looking for an opportunity to further develop skills in community rehabilitation and Reablement.
Main duties of the job
The post offers exciting opportunities to work within our forward thinking service which is an integrated community service working across health and social care. The successful candidates will be part of a large, supportive rehabilitation service, based at the Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health.
The team provides client-centred rehabilitation. Within the team we have the following service pathways;
-Community Rehabilitation
-Reablement
You must be flexible and responsive with excellent time management skills with the confidence to work autonomously as well as in a busy multidisciplinary environment.
You should have sound clinical reasoning skills and have an established Occupational Therapy skill set. Within this role you will have opportunities to develop yourself, be involved with the professional development of junior staff andstudents alongside participation in multidisciplinary audit and research.
We have a number of forward thinking quality initiatives and pathways developing within the team with further emphasis being placed on patients being safely managed through intermediate care services in the community.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
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 criteria
- Registered Occupational Therapist with 2 or more year experience in qualified practice Broad experience including orthopaedics, medical, neurology and elderly care
- Core skills in rehabilitation and management of complex conditions
- Ability to reflect critically and appraise own performance
- Well established knowledge of assessment tools and treatment techniques
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely via written and spoken word.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision of junior staff, student or rehabilitation assistant
- Able to work flexible hours including weekends.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- HCPC registered
- Evidence of personal / professional development (portfolio)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of RCOT
- Membership of relevant Clinical Interest Groups
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ruth Carruthers
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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