Senior Occupational Therapist rotational Band 6

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

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Job overview

Due to an uplift in the neurological rehabilitation 2b service at KCH, an exciting opportunity has come up as a Senior Occupational Therapist Band 6 on the mixed rotation. The rotations are across the following clinical areas:
• Level 2B neuro rehabilitation- based at Orpington Hospital

Older Adults- acute short stay admissions;
• Stroke Hyper Acute Stroke Unit and Stroke Rehabilitation
• Trauma Orthopaedics & Surgery
• Respiratory Medicine
• Renal Medicine
• Emergency services (A&E);
• Acute Frailty admissions
• Level 1B Consortium Neurological Rehabilitation unit - Frank Cooksey based at Orpington Hospital
• Frailty rehabilitation unit - based at Orpington Hospital
• Elective Orthopaedics - based at Orpington Hospital
• Main duties of the job

Including:

1 To identify, prioritise and manage patients presenting with impairments for Occupational Therapy intervention.

2. To assess and treat patients with complex needs who would benefit from a co-ordinated multidisciplinary assessment, rehabilitation and discharge service.

3. To be competent in the administration of specific Occupational Therapy assessments of motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual, psychosocial and functional areas.

4. To be competent in the development and implementation of remedial and preventative treatment programmes addressing motor, sensory, cognitive, perceptual, psychosocial and functional areas, both individually and in group settings.

5. To work closely with patients and carers to incorporate service users views in the setting of goals, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes.

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details please see job description and job specification. This includes:

1. To conduct risk assessments and implement risk management strategies including the use of Therapeutic Manual Handling techniques and the Lone Working Policy.

2. To assess and demonstrate to clients the safe use of equipment and adaptations and recommend provision thereof. To advise carers on the safe use of equipment.

3. To participate in the planning, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical pathways and protocols within the Occupational Therapy Service with a view to measuring efficiency and ensuring high quality standards.

4. To participate in the delivery of the Occupational Therapy Service development plan.

5. To supervise and provide support for Occupational Therapists (Band 5), Occupational Therapy Students, Occupational Therapy Assistants and Technicians as instructed by the Head of Occupational Therapy.

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Person specification

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Essential criteria

• Dip OT or Degree
• HCPC Registration
• Experience of working as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist
• Worked in multidisciplinary teams
• Awareness of confidentiality
• Portfolio and evidence of CPD
• Ability to think logically
• Clinical Observation skills
• Demonstrate and articulate clinical reasoning
• Problems solving skills
• Initiate and review own clinical practice

Desirable criteria

• Member of relevant special interest group.
• Experience supervising qualified staff/students.
• Membership of BAOT

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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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.

Documents to download

• Band 6 OT rotational PRUH (PDF, 264.4KB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 344.6KB)
• Pay bands and pay points from 1 April 2025 (PDF, 44.6KB)