Acute Medical OT: Complex Caseload & Leadership

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Medical Therapy Team. You will manage a varied caseload across acute wards, delivering patient-centered assessment, rehabilitation, and safe discharge planning.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team and develop clinical reasoning, leadership, and supervision skills in a high-demand hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Eligible to practice as an Occupational Therapist in the UK with HCPC registration.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload independently and safely.
• Experience with discharge planning and hospital flow management.
• Good IT skills and ability to use relevant clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist Occupational Therapy on acute inpatient wards.
• Work autonomously handling a complex caseload with clinical reasoning.
• Deliver rehabilitation and promote patient independence on discharge.
• Supervise and support Band 5 OT staff, Assistants and Students.
• Assist with prioritisation, patient flow and discharge planning, deputising when needed.
• Contribute to consistency and development of the acute medical OT service.

Skills

Independent caseload

Discharge planning

Assessment skills

IT skills

Education

Degree/Diploma Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Medical Therapy Team. You will manage a varied caseload across acute wards, delivering patient-centered assessment, rehabilitation, and safe discharge planning.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team and develop clinical reasoning, leadership, and supervision skills in a high-demand hospital setting.