Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

B7 Occupational Therapist - Inpatient Renal & Urology

The closing date is 12 August 2025

Job summary

Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Renal and Urology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a B7 Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist to work as part of an established and dynamic Renal and Urology multi-disciplinary therapy team.

Guy's and St Thomas' renal and transplant service is a centre of excellence for the treatment of kidney disease. Clinical services are centred at Guy's with outreach services offered on a number of sites in south east London and Kent. This role covers the inpatient wards at Guy's hospital.

We are seeking an individual who is enthusiastic, dynamic and forward thinking with excellent proven clinical and people management skills. Supported by the clinical specialist you will have responsibility for overseeing the inpatient Renal & Urology Occupational Therapy team. This will include the assessment and acute rehabilitation of your own complex caseload, as well as providing supervision and leadership to the junior team. This post will allow you to develop and utilise your specialist clinical skills in the management of people with complex health, rehabilitation and supportive care needs. Prior experience in the NHS would be desirable.

We would encourage Occupational Therapists working in different specialities with transferrable skills and an interest in this area of work to apply.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high quality expert Occupational Therapy Service to a specialist caseload of Renal & Urology based at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust. This service consists of renal wards, high dependency unit, dialysis units, and outpatient renal, low clearance and nephrology clinics.

To manage a complex caseload within renal & Urology wards, using advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a client.
To be responsible for a designated team of Occupational Therapists providing leadership for junior staff, Technical Instructors and Occupational Therapy Assistants through supervision and performance management.
To assist junior staff in the management of complex cases requiring advanced Clinical Reasoning.
To lead and advise on clinical Occupational Therapy developments within the renal medicine service at a specialist hospital and nation-wide level, and other related Trust wide projects.
To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD identifying and contributing to the evidence base of Occupational Therapy.
To educate Occupational Therapy Students on practice placements.
To provide a patient centred approach and current evidence base to assess, treat, implement, evaluate and document Occupational Therapy interventions.
To support the management of the OT Service as required by the Heads of Service.

About us

We have a wide in-service core teaching program and supportive of further professional development needs. The post will provide you with an excellent opportunity to develop your leadership skills, expand your professional development and participate in the wider local and national agenda's for Renal and Urology care.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. Guy's and St Thomas' renal and transplant service is a centre of excellence for the treatment of kidney disease.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year p.a. inc. HCA (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

196-LIS9753

Job locations

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification documentation for further information on the role and its requirements.

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

Essential

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of clinical knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional wellbeing.
Experience should include a varied range of clinical experiences in an acute hospital setting.
Evidence of continuing professional development and post registration education and training.
Experience of audit.
Ability to supervise junior staff and students.

Desirable

Experience in areas such as: Renal medicine Stroke rehabilitation Elderly care Hand therapy Palliative care General medicine

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process relating to client centred practice.
Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised assessment tools.
Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs and pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions.
Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services.
Ability to manage individual and team performance.
Basic knowledge of upper and lower limb splinting and orthoses fabrication, hand therapy and management

Person Specification

Training and Qualification

Essential

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of clinical knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional wellbeing.
Experience should include a varied range of clinical experiences in an acute hospital setting.
Evidence of continuing professional development and post registration education and training.
Experience of audit.
Ability to supervise junior staff and students.

Desirable

Experience in areas such as: Renal medicine Stroke rehabilitation Elderly care Hand therapy Palliative care General medicine

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process relating to client centred practice.
Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised assessment tools.
Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs and pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions.
Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services.
Ability to manage individual and team performance.
Basic knowledge of upper and lower limb splinting and orthoses fabrication, hand therapy and management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital

Great Maze Pond

London

SE1 9RT

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)