Bank Qualified AHP - Occupational Therapist | Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in City of London

Overview

Central London Community Healthcare are now hiring for a specialist, dynamic and motivated Band 7 Bank Occupational Therapist with excellent clinical skills and a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic community-based care.

The candidate will join the established Barnet Unplanned Care Therapy Team, covering the London Borough of Barnet, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic and coordinated care to patients.

You will be expected to work as an integral part of the Rapid Response/D2A/NWB and Hospital at Home Service to deliver high quality, evidence based occupational therapy intervention.

The role will provide leadership in the development and ongoing quality assurance of the service, undertaking evaluation, audit and contributing to research.

You will be key in being part of service development and support the team to strive for clinical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Experience of working within a community team.
• Work as a highly skilled senior practitioner with expert knowledge and work alongside the clinical operational manager to develop the service.
• Providing highly specialist occupational therapy care to a community based caseload.
• Carrying out robust triage of patients referred to the team to ensure their safety and optimal pathway allocation.
• Ability to provide leadership within the occupational therapy and wider team.
• Experience of line management and supervising others, supporting and deputising for the Clinical Lead and Operational manager of the service.
• Opportunities to take the lead on service improvement opportunities, develop managerial skills and suggest and lead on audit and research projects.
• Highly motivated, passionate and enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude and commitment to providing excellent holistic care and evidence based interventions.

Benefits

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role.
• Car lease scheme (only available for Band 5 and up).
• Flexible working options.
• Annual travel card loan.
• Training, support and development in your career.

To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025