Job Title: Community Occupational Therapist
Agency: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 36,943 – 44,900 £ / Year
Job Summary
Ealing Short Term Rehabilitation – Band 5 Community Occupational Therapist
Are you an innovative, organised, and motivated occupational therapist with a strong interest in community rehabilitation? Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive environment with a focus on further learning and developing clinical skills? We have exciting opportunities for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our specialist multidisciplinary community rehabilitation service.
Please note that our service has 2 bases and interviews will be held in person at our office in Level 10 South Ealing Hospital, London, or EDTC, Southall UB1 2SH.
Main duties of the job
The Ealing Short Term Rehabilitation (STR) team provides therapy-led rehabilitation to help patients improve their abilities and achieve their rehabilitation goals through therapy-led care. We focus on achieving goals and enabling people to regain independence and social integration effectively and efficiently after discharge from acute hospitals and community services in the borough. Therapists and rehabilitation assistants offer support for a period of up to six weeks, usually less if goals are achieved or care can be delivered differently.
Our team includes Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Rehabilitation Assistants. The team provides a service in a variety of community locations, but mostly in the patients’ own homes.
The post holder will contribute to the Occupational therapy provision within the STR team and will deliver skilled OT care to patients in their own home, based on a thorough, holistic assessment of their clinical and personal needs and the agreement of an individualised rehabilitation care plan to the standards set by RCOT and HCPC. The post holder will participate in service-wide seven-day working on a rota basis.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- State registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Membership and/or involvement in a national special interest group
- Member of RCOT
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in the UK or a similar health care setup as an Occupational therapist
- Experience in a variety of core areas, including the following:o Older people/elderly rehab o Medicine & general surgery o Orthopaedics o Falls o Dementia o Long-term conditions
Desirable
- Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills, fluency in written and verbal English
- Evidence of maintenance of a CPD portfolio with self-directed learning and Reflective practice
- Knowledge of developments within the NHS community rehabilitation and the occupational therapy profession.
Desirable
- Excellent IT skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, databases, etc
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 27 April 2026
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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