Occupational Therapist in London

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention including:
• Comprehensive occupational therapy assessments within primary care.
• Functional assessment of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living.
• Assessment of mobility, cognition and functional ability.
• Assessment of environmental factors impacting independence.
• Development of person-centred goals and care plans.
• Delivery of interventions that promote independence, self-management and quality of life.
• Provision of adaptive techniques and practical strategies to support daily living.
• Advice regarding fatigue management and energy conservation.
• Support for patients with long-term conditions, frailty and disability.
• Falls risk assessment and prevention interventions.
• Risk assessment and risk management planning.
• Identification and management of safeguarding concerns.
• Supporting patients and carers to maximise independence and confidence.

Multidisciplinary Team Working

• The Occupational Therapist will work collaboratively with:
• GPs
• Advanced Practitioners
• Practice Nurses
• Clinical Pharmacists
• Physiotherapists and First Contact Practitioners
• Social Prescribing Link Workers
• Care Coordinators
• Community Therapy Teams
• Social Care Teams
• Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
• The post holder will:
• Participate in MDT meetings and case discussions.
• Support proactive case management of complex patients.
• Contribute to anticipatory care planning.
• Provide specialist occupational therapy advice to the wider MDT.
• Facilitate appropriate onward referrals into community services.

Frailty and Proactive Care

• Support proactive frailty identification and management.
• Contribute to frailty MDTs and neighbourhood teams.
• Support patients identified through risk stratification and population health management approaches.
• Support patients experiencing functional decline before crisis develops.
• Promote healthy ageing and independence.
• Support patients to remain safely within their own homes wherever appropriate.

Group Consultations and Self-Management

• Support the planning and delivery of group consultations.
• Deliver education and self-management sessions for patients and carers.
• Support programmes focused on:
• Falls prevention
• Healthy ageing
• Fatigue management
• Independence and self-management
• Living well with long-term conditions

Health Inequalities and Personalised Care

• Support patients experiencing barriers to accessing healthcare.
• Work with underserved and vulnerable populations.
• Support personalised care planning.
• Contribute to reducing health inequalities across the PCN population.
• Work collaboratively with carers and families to achieve agreed outcomes.

Service Development and Quality Improvement

• Support development of occupational therapy pathways within primary care.
• Participate in audit and quality improvement activities.
• Collect outcome measures demonstrating service effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and service redesign.
• Contribute to development of new neighbourhood models of care.

Information Governance and Clinical Systems

• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records.
• Utilise EMIS and other digital systems effectively.
• Support activity reporting and performance monitoring requirements.
• Comply with GDPR, Information Governance and Caldicott principles.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain HCPC registration.
• Work in accordance with RCOT professional standards.
• Participate in clinical supervision and peer review.
• Maintain a portfolio of continuing professional development.
• Participate in annual appraisal and mandatory training requirements.
• Comply with safeguarding, governance and information governance policies.

Why Join Us

• Clinical autonomy to manage your own caseload and make advanced clinical decisions.
• The opportunity to shape and influence frailty service development within the PCN.
• Access to structured clinical supervision and support.
• Ongoing continuing professional development (CPD) and career progression opportunities.
• Exposure to complex and varied patient presentations within a community setting.
• Working as part of a highly collaborative MDT, contributing to innovative models of care.

This is an ideal role for an Occupational Therapist looking to expand their skills in frailty, functional rehabilitation, and community-based care, while making a tangible impact on patient outcomes.

Typical Patient Groups

• You will commonly support patients who:
• Are living with frailty or multiple long-term conditions.
• Are experiencing declining function or independence.
• Have experienced falls or are at risk of falling.
• Are struggling with daily activities.
• Have cognitive or behavioural difficulties impacting function.
• Require support with self-management or adaptation strategies.
• Would benefit from earlier intervention to avoid deterioration.

Supervision and Governance

• The Occupational Therapist will receive:
• Clinical supervision.
• Professional support aligned with HCPC and RCOT standards.
• Continuing professional development opportunities.
• Access to peer support and wider multidisciplinary learning.

Why This Role Matters in Primary Care

Occupational Therapy within Primary Care enables earlier intervention for patients experiencing functional decline, frailty and loss of independence. By embedding Occupational Therapists within Primary Care Networks, patients can access specialist assessment and intervention earlier, reducing avoidable deterioration, improving quality of life and supporting people to remain independent within their communities for longer.