Specialist Occupational Therapist

Royal Free Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our community-based services near Enfield Town. You will manage a caseload in the MDT, delivering high-quality OT assessment and treatment in patients' homes and community settings.

The post requires a car owner/driver, a Diploma in OT, and strong clinical reasoning, communication, and NHS experience. Permanent, full-time with a salary of £45,953–£54,254 per year (Outer HCAS).

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in occupational therapy.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio.
• Attendance at relevant post-Graduate Courses.
• Member of relevant CIG.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to a diverse population delivering high-standard OT care.
• Perform comprehensive OT assessments and deliver individualized treatment.
• Manage own caseload within a MDT, with supervision sessions and peer review.
• Undertake autonomous clinical duties and contribute to service protocols.
• Undertake audits/research and propose changes to practice.

Skills

Fluent English

Clinical reasoning

Prioritisation & organisation

Communication skills

NHS experience

Education

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy

CPD portfolio

Post-graduate courses

CIG membership

Job description

Our current vacancies

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Main area Community Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 391-NMUH-8294853-A

Site Lucas House, Town Edmonton Salary £45,953 - £54,254 including Outer HCAS per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/11/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants.However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1 .

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate act ion where necessary.

We are a friendly, supportive, growing OT community who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer professionally led services, in-service team training, effective supervision and external training opportunities through the Trust.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop skills within a community service. We are looking for a creative, friendly and enthusiastic OT to join our exsisting team. The services are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire and proximity to M25.

A car driver/owner is essential due to the nature of the role, community based home visits.

Main duties of the job

Providing care to a multi cultural and diverse population, to deliver a high standard of occupational therapy care to patients and their carers.

To perform comprehensive OT assessment of people with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. To use this to provide a clinical diagnosis and deliver an individualised treatment program.

To hold responsibility for your own caseload and, working without direct supervision but together with the other members of the MDT, deliver a comprehensive package of care to patients and their carers. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case review and case conferences. Access to advice and support from a more senior occupational therapist is available.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

With support from more senior staff, to undertake evidence-based audit and or research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May contribute to the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service protocols.

To be aware of and to highlight to your line manager any clinical governance issues pertaining to your role and practice.

To contribute to the delivery of health promotion activities within the service and wider Trust initiatives.

To provide cover for OTs in the service as required.

Working for our organisation

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.

Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing.

We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Person specification

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• Car owner/driver with valid UK driving license
• Car available for work purposes

Education and qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in occupational therapy
• Evidence of ongoing CPD in portfolio
• Attendance at relevant post-Graduate Courses
• Member of relevant CIG

Skills and abilities

• Ability to prioritise, organise and work in a busy environment.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Good communication skills, able to present information (written and oral) in a clear and logical manner.
• Able to deal with difficult situations, eg dealing with aggressive and/or emotional patients or carers.

Experience

• Minimum of 18 months post graduate experience.
• Broad post graduate experience with significant component in relevant area
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Experience as Occupational Therapist in NHS or social services
• Supervision of students or occupational therapy assistants.
• Experience in collaborative working with Multidisciplinary team and attending MDT meetings
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Participation in Project /audit activities.

Personal qualities/ Knowledge / Awareness / Understanding

• A good working knowledge of the NHS systems of care and awareness of current NHS policies and issues which impact on the profession.
• Awareness of own knowledge and development needs.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of clinical governance in relation to occupational therapy and ability to apply principles to own area.
• Awareness of current professional and NHS issues.

Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.