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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Experienced Rotational Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 13 November 2025

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Job summary

Are you a motivated and forward thinking Occupational Therapist looking to develop specialist skills within an acute in-patient therapy team?

We are looking for talented Occupational Therapists who want to develop their skills, provide high class therapy and care to our local populations.

Occupational Therapists are highly regarded within our hospitals and the development of skills and experiences will be supported by a newly appointed practice development Occupational Therapist.

You will be expected to provide a high quality efficient Occupational Therapy service to in-patients (supported by a Band 7 Occupational Therapist) by rotation through the following specialty disciplines:o Neurology, Acute Inpatient Rehab Ealing Hospitalo DMOP (Department Medicine for Older People), to include AMU cover , at Ealing Hospital and/or Northwick Park Hospitalo Medical, Respiratory Medicine, Acute Inpatients Ealing Hospital and/or NPH

o Complex colorectal team at Central Middlesex Hospitalo And other rotational placements that become available.

Main duties of the job

To assist Band 7 Occupational Therapist in the organisation and developmentof a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for adults.o To manage own caseload including assessment, treatment and support ofclients, applying specialised skills and knowledge.o To provide and gain appropriate information from clients and carers regardingtheir needs and concerns, in order to provide a service to meet those needs.o To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and to providecoordinated and comprehensive treatment programs.o To refer to various multidisciplinary team members as appropriate followingassessment of patient needs.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Details

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

337-NP-9174SM

Job locations

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

HA13UJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Healthcare Professionals Council registration.

Desirable

  • Relevant postgraduate training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience in in-patient physical service setting both acute and rehab. Experience in acute community/outpatient setting e.g. experience gained through Band 5 rotations in Medicine, orthopaedic/surgery, Medicine for Older Persons
  • Experience of supervising junior members of team and/or students in day-to-day working.
  • Knowledge/ability to use a range of different assessments and interventions with patients with cardiac, respiratory, surgical, neuro and orthopaedic conditions

Desirable

  • Knowledge and application of service improvement
  • Attended student practice educators course
  • Any other relevant courses

Skills, Abilities , Attributes

Essential

  • Evidence of clinical application of core physical and mental health Occupational Therapy skills
  • Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Evidence of CPD and self-directed learning.
  • Participation in audits, research and clinical governance
  • IT skills use of email/office products.
  • Understanding of local and national guidelines and implications for Occupational Therapy and client care.

Desirable

  • Ability to travel across the Trust to fulfil the requirements of the post. (Car owner/drive
Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Healthcare Professionals Council registration.

Desirable

  • Relevant postgraduate training

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience in in-patient physical service setting both acute and rehab. Experience in acute community/outpatient setting e.g. experience gained through Band 5 rotations in Medicine, orthopaedic/surgery, Medicine for Older Persons
  • Experience of supervising junior members of team and/or students in day-to-day working.
  • Knowledge/ability to use a range of different assessments and interventions with patients with cardiac, respiratory, surgical, neuro and orthopaedic conditions

Desirable

  • Knowledge and application of service improvement
  • Attended student practice educators course
  • Any other relevant courses

Skills, Abilities , Attributes

Essential

  • Evidence of clinical application of core physical and mental health Occupational Therapy skills
  • Ability to work well within a team and communicate effectively
  • Good communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Evidence of CPD and self-directed learning.
  • Participation in audits, research and clinical governance
  • IT skills use of email/office products.
  • Understanding of local and national guidelines and implications for Occupational Therapy and client care.

Desirable

  • Ability to travel across the Trust to fulfil the requirements of the post. (Car owner/drive

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

HA13UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

HA13UJ


Employer's website

https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Therapist DMOP and AMU

Agnieszka Jaworska

a.jaworska@nhs.net

07854222159

Details

Date posted

31 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£44,485 to £52,521 a year per annum inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

337-NP-9174SM

Job locations

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

Ealing & Northwick Park Hospital

HA13UJ


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