Band 7 Occupational Therapist - Private Care

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to lead the Occupational Therapy service for Private Care, overseeing a diverse caseload and enhancing patient care. This role encompasses mentoring staff, managing patient flow, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, with a salary range between £54,320 and £60,981.

Qualifications

• Experience managing patients in an acute physical hospital setting.
• Participation in clinical and professional supervision of staff.
• Evidence of active participation in in-service training.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Occupational therapy services for Private Care.
• Manage complex clinical cases and diverse caseload.
• Oversee day-to-day operation of therapy for Private Patients.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Evidence-based practice

Communication

Education

MSc, BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Leadership and/or management training

Job description

Go back Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Occupational Therapist - Private Care

The closing date is 16 July 2025

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Occupational therapist to lead and develop Occupational therapy service for Private Care, adult in-patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. In this role, you will be responsible for the development of the Occupational therapy service for Private Care while managing a diverse clinical caseload.

You will be part responsible for patient flow, staff development, and service and process improvements, as well as managing complex clinical cases and a diverse caseload across all specialities within in-patient care, with support from your clinical lead as indicated. Collaboration within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) and with our community settings and stakeholders is essential to enhance care pathways and implement changes that directly benefit our patients. In addition, in the adbsence of your clinical lead you will be expected to oversee the day to day running of therapy team for Private Patients.

You will be expected to have knowledge and experience of working within Private Care, as well as exposure to working alongside private insurance companies, private patients, and international sponsors. It is vital to have knowledge of the London private care market and experience in this industry. In addition, this role will require knowledge and understanding of NHS settings, as this role remains part of an NHS trust.

Main duties of the job

To be the Lead Occupational therapist and expert clinician for the adult Private patient wing.

To be responsible for the day to day operational management of adult Private patients for Occupational Therapy services.

To be in charge of the therapy department for Private patients in the absence of the Clinical Lead (B8a).

To work in collaboration with the Physiotherapy, nursing and medical colleagues. This post holder is an integral member of a highly skills multidisciplinary team for the adult private patient wing.

Requires highly skilled time management and priority skills due to frequent interruptions of job tasks during the working day and balancing of clinical and operational duties, including service development.

To have knowledge of complex discharge planning within the country and aboard as per NHS pathways and Private Patients pathways.

To utilise expert clinical reasoning and specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in your dedicated clinical area and to provide specialist support and advice to other therapy staff whilst maintaining a caseload as an autonomous practitioner which includes highly complex patients.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Job responsibilities

To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do similarly.

To participate in research and development by initiating, planning and undertaking clinical audits/research projects to evaluate and develop the specialist therapy service and produce evidence-based resources, policies and guidelines and support other staff to do this.

To educate the multi-disciplinary team, therapists in the Trust and therapists nationally (as appropriate) on elements of therapy in your designated clinical area, and raise the profile of the therapy service in your designated clinical area within the service and Trust.

To be responsible for overseeing supervisions and day to day management of junior staff.

To provide structured appraisals, formal meetings and informal support in order to manage and supervise the senior staff regarding clinical issues.

To lead on the development and implementation of high quality, multi-professional education and training programmes within the trust and for private patients.

To support staff with service development in order to ensure provision of a high quality, patient-centred and clinically effective service.

Within this leadership role you must ensure the highest standards of clinical governance, evidence-based practice, and quality assurance for inpatient therapy services is provided to Private Patients, with a focus on continuous improvement and benchmarking against Londons leading Private Healthcare providers.

Key working relationships

Job description

Job responsibilities

To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do similarly.

To participate in research and development by initiating, planning and undertaking clinical audits/research projects to evaluate and develop the specialist therapy service and produce evidence-based resources, policies and guidelines and support other staff to do this.

To educate the multi-disciplinary team, therapists in the Trust and therapists nationally (as appropriate) on elements of therapy in your designated clinical area, and raise the profile of the therapy service in your designated clinical area within the service and Trust.

To be responsible for overseeing supervisions and day to day management of junior staff.

To provide structured appraisals, formal meetings and informal support in order to manage and supervise the senior staff regarding clinical issues.

To lead on the development and implementation of high quality, multi-professional education and training programmes within the trust and for private patients.

To support staff with service development in order to ensure provision of a high quality, patient-centred and clinically effective service.

Within this leadership role you must ensure the highest standards of clinical governance, evidence-based practice, and quality assurance for inpatient therapy services is provided to Private Patients, with a focus on continuous improvement and benchmarking against Londons leading Private Healthcare providers.

Key working relationships

Head of Therapies

Therapy leads

Clinical leads

Extended-scope/ advanced practitioners

Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and lanauage therapist

Therapy assistants

Patients and their relatives and carers

Divisional Directors of Operations

General and Service Managers

Administrators

Consultants and other medical staff

Other members of the multidisciplinary team

Lead lecturers and HEE staff

External agencies such as social services, community services and voluntary sector groups

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Msc, BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD and relevant post graduate courses
• BOAT/RCOT membership
• Leadership and/or management training

EXPERIENCE

• Evidence of experience working as an autonomous practitioner at Band 6 level in an acute physical hospital setting managing patients with orthopaedics, general medical, neurology, rehabilitation and/or general surgery conditions in the UK or equivalent system
• Evidence of active participation in and delivery in-service training programmes
• Evidence of appraisal, clinical and professional supervision and teaching of qualified therapy staff, therapy assistants, students and other members of the MDT
• Experience of working in the NHS in a specialist Older Adults service
• Experience of taking on leadership responsibilities within a healthcare setting

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL

• Advanced clinical reasoning in the management of patient care
• An evidence based approach to the therapeutic management of patients with medical conditions / frailty
• Ability to work autonomously and monitor workload of team
• Evidence of participation in research or audit

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.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£54,320 to £60,981 a yearper annum incl. HCAS