Senior Occupational Therapist - Community

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust; Teddington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Teddington seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist with a degree in OT and HCPC registration. The role requires a minimum of two years of qualified experience, including rehabilitation, orthopaedics, and neurology. Candidates should have strong autonomous practice skills and a client-centered approach. Flexibility in working hours, including weekends, is essential. This position promises a stimulating environment to contribute to patient care and education of less experienced staff.

Qualifications

• Completed a minimum of two years qualified therapy experience.
• Post graduate experience covering core skills in rehabilitation.
• Broad clinical experience including orthopaedics and neurology.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner in therapy settings.
• Contribute to clinical education of staff and students.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Organising and prioritising work

Understanding clinical governance

Ability to reflect critically

Client-centred approach

Education

Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details, please refer to the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria:

• Degree/diploma in OT
• HCPC registered

Desirable criteria:

• Membership of relevant clinical interest groups

Experience

Essential criteria:

• Completed a minimum of two years qualified therapy experience
• Post graduate experience that covers core skills in rehabilitation including therapeutic handling and management of people with complex conditions.
• Broad clinical experience including orthopaedics, general medicine, neurology and older adults
• Ability to contribute to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants

Desirable criteria:

• Knowledge and experience of Home First/ Discharge to Assess pathway and occupational therapy as part of hospital discharge

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria:

• To work as an autonomous practitioner and have the ability to organise, prioritise and delegate work
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implications

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria:

• Demonstrate a flexible, adaptable, client-centred, non-discriminatory approach
• Ability to reflect critically and appraise own performance
• Ability to work flexible hours including weekends

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us: E: [e-mail]

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

We kindly ask that you avoid using AI tools to draft your application. We value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own experience and communication style.

References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.

Documents to download

• Static OT band 6 (PDF, 608.3KB)
• Functional requirements nurses, AHPs, HCAs (PDF, 173.2KB)
• Onboarding roadmap (PDF, 91.1KB)
• AI toolkit for candidates (PDF, 1.9MB)