B7 Advanced Occupational Therapist - Acute Neurosciences

BHR Hospitals; Romford; Presencial; GBP 56.000 - 63.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

BHR Hospitals is seeking an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the Neurosciences service at Queen’s Hospital, Romford. You will provide specialist assessment and treatment across acute and elective neurology conditions, lead the OT team, supervise juniors, and contribute to service development in a 7‑day NHS environment.

Applicants must hold HCPC registration and a Degree in Occupational Therapy; NHS experience in neuro setting preferred.

Formación

• HCPC registration and degree in OT are required.
• At least 12 months clinical experience as a neurological OT and at least 18 months at Band 6 or above.

Responsabilidades

• Provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice within neuroscience.
• Lead and supervise OT team members and students.
• Collaborate with MDT and contribute to service development.
• Deliver care in ward and neuro‑ICU environments and across sites as needed.

Conocimientos

Neuroscience knowledge

Service development

Educación

HCPC Registration

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Descripción del empleo

B7 Advanced Occupational Therapist - Acute Neurosciences

Band 7

Main area Integrated Therapies Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 162-8050-CCS

Site Queen's Hospital Town Romford Salary £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

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An exciting B7 post is available within our dynamic and friendly Neurosciences team.

This is a chance to work within a highly specialist team in Queen’s Hospital Regional Neurosciences Centre.
You will have opportunity to use high level clinical skills across a wide range of elective and acute conditions across our wards, including acquired brain injury, spinal trauma, spinal cord injury, neuro-oncology, and acute neurology.

You will be working within our integrated team, delivering clinical care, providing team support, and helping to develop the service across acute wards including critical care. The successful candidate would be working alongside Band 7 Occupational / Physiotherapy colleagues.

Queen’s Hospital is a busy new-build hospital situated on the fringes of London with access also into the countryside of Essex.
In line with the Government agenda for the NHS and in order to achieve the highest quality of care for our patients we have moved to a 7 day service and are looking for a person who will enjoy the benefits of this working pattern.

If you want a rewarding opportunity where you will be encouraged to influence and develop whilst being valued and supported then

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist assessment, treatment and advice to patients within your area of speciality, facilitating and maximising patient potential within the service boundaries.

This will involve working with various neuroscience pathologies such as spinal surgery, spinal cord injury, spinal trauma, traumatic brain injury, brain haemorrhage, neuro-oncology and acute neurology conditions.

The post holder will be expected to be able to provide their specialist skills within ward and neuro-intensive care environments, (and across sites as per work demands).

To give highly specialist guidance and advice to other members of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) on matters relating to your specialist area.

This may include participation within the Neuro-Outliers Team.

Provide leadership for the Occupational Therapy team, in conjunction with the Clinical Lead and other Band 7 staff, in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service provided to patients within your specialist area on a day-to-day basis.

To provide a lead role in teaching, supervising and appraising peers, Band 6 and Band 5, Student Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants on a day-to-day basis.

To deputise in the absence of senior colleagues as required.

To contribute to the day to day running and development of the service through the promotion, adaptation and development of policies, procedures and guidelines using evidence-based practice and current research.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 Ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• H.C.P.C. Registration
• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Skills/ Abilities

• Sound knowledge of relevant neurosurgical and neurological conditions
• Evidence of developing service provision

Experience/ Knowledge

• At least 12 months clinical experience as a Neurological Occupational Therapist (including some exposure to neurosurgical patients).
• To have at least 18 months experience at Band 6 level (or above) or demonstrate significant relevant other experience.
• Training of Occupational Therapy students on placements
• Experience in administering trust policies e.g. sickness, performance etc

Before you apply

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Flexible working
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working or job sharing where service needs allow.

Pre-employment checks
Please provide references from your current or most recent employer, including your line manager or supervisor. Successful applicants will also be required to complete pre-employment checks, including identity verification through TrustID and any role-specific clearances.

Certificate of Sponsorship
In line with UKVI guidance, we are unable to provide a Certificate of Sponsorship for Band 2 and Band 3 roles.

Recruitment process
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Inclusion
BHRUT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Applicants who declare a disability under the Equality Act 2010 or identify as a Care Leaver and choose to be considered under our Disability Confident or Care Leaver schemes will be guaranteed an interview where they meet the essential criteria.

Safeguarding
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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.

Name Mark Mainwood Job title Clinical Lead Therapist B8a Neurosciences Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01708435000

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