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Barts Health NHS Trust

Rotational Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 24 November 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation for 1 year maternity leave cover 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

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, autonomous and dynamic individual who is committed to further improving their clinical assessment and activity analysis skills and providing high quality, timely and effective services to patients and the organisation.

Please note:

Occupational Therapists within Barts Health are expected to be part of the weekend working rota

Main duties of the job

To provide evidence-based, functional assessments, treatment and discharge planning to patients within the clinical speciality.

To provide advanced cognitive, motor, sensory and perceptual assessments and treatments for patients with complex needs.

To provide specialist advice and information to patients, carers and other professionals.

To perform manual handling tasks such as the hoisting and/or transfer of patients, fitting of ADL equipment, and basic IT skills.

To participate in evidence-based audit and service development projects relevant to the area of speciality will be carried out in conjunction with the Senior Therapists (OT/PT) in order to ensure high standards of care & service development are maintained and improved upon.

To provide supervision and support learning and development of other staff including band 5 occupational therapists, support workers and students.

To participate in the Band 6 rotational scheme working across the Barts Health NHS Trust sites which will require working in a range of ward settings and departments including:

- Hand Therapy

- Neurosciences (Neuro-Trauma/Trauma-Ortho)

- Stroke (HASU and ASU)

- Cardiac surgery and Cardiology

- Vascular and Amputees

- Oncology

- Acute Assessment Unit

- Specialist Medicine

- Health Care of the Elderly

About us

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. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

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.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7606103RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job 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/s below.

Job description

Job 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/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDiploma or Degree in Occupational therapy
  • oValid HCPC registration
  • oEvidence of relevant CPD

Desirable

  • oMember of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience across core rotations
  • oMinimum NHS experience

Desirable

  • oSupervision skills
  • oPractice educators training

Skills

Essential

  • oAbility to risk assess and carry out patient assessment, treatment sessions and discharge
  • oAbility to assess and treat cognitive and affective impairment, its impact on function
  • oAbility to structure holistic assessment and the OT process within a framework that provides clear clinical reasoning

Desirable

  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of sitting and seating
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of postural management
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of upper limb assessment and treatment
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of energy conservation/fatigue management
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of therapeutic manual handling
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of cognitive assessment and treatment
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of capacity assessment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDiploma or Degree in Occupational therapy
  • oValid HCPC registration
  • oEvidence of relevant CPD

Desirable

  • oMember of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience across core rotations
  • oMinimum NHS experience

Desirable

  • oSupervision skills
  • oPractice educators training

Skills

Essential

  • oAbility to risk assess and carry out patient assessment, treatment sessions and discharge
  • oAbility to assess and treat cognitive and affective impairment, its impact on function
  • oAbility to structure holistic assessment and the OT process within a framework that provides clear clinical reasoning

Desirable

  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of sitting and seating
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of postural management
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of upper limb assessment and treatment
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of energy conservation/fatigue management
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of therapeutic manual handling
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of cognitive assessment and treatment
  • Specialist clinical skills/interest in terms of capacity assessment

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Hand Therapist

Saheed Shabbir

saheed.shabbir@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£46,419 to £55,046 a year per annum inc

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

259-7606103RLH

Job locations

Royal London Hospital

London

E1 1FR


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