Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Frailty Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a band 6 static post within the Kingston Hospital Frailty/ Emergenty Department team, which will enable you to develop and integrate your OT skills and knowledge within emergency care.

The organisations offer excellent opportunities for continuing professional development and are committed to clinical excellence and audit.

Within this post you will have the opportunity to

complete quality improvement project
training on equipment, adaptations, seating, moving and handling, assessment and intervention for complex comorbidities and long term conditions.
Participate in in service training and peer support.

Main duties of the job

Applicants are expected to work autonomously and as part of the wider MDT.

Main duties may include but are not exhaustive of managing own caseload, liaising with MDT, moving and handling assessments and patient centred goal setting. You will be working closely with patients, family members, carers and acute/ community partners to deliver individualised treatment programmes. You will also be facilitating clinical supervision, student development and service improvement initiatives including audits, pathway developments and service promotion.

About us

The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred and which puts safety first and where all staff members take responsibility, are valued and value each other.

To support this, our five values are that we are all:

Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.

Safe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first).

Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation.

Inspiring - we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients.

Value each other - we all value each other's contribution.

Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by Living Our Values Every day.

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year p.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-NN-7236799-AHP-GV-Z

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/ diploma in OT and HCPC registered

Desirable

Membership of relevant clinical interest groups

Experience

Essential

Completed a minimum of two years qualified Occupational 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

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

Skills and Abilities

Essential

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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/ diploma in OT and HCPC registered

Desirable

Membership of relevant clinical interest groups

Experience

Essential

Completed a minimum of two years qualified Occupational 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

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

Skills and Abilities

Essential

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

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

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

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

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

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