Job summary
Are you a passionate and skilled Occupational Therapist eager to advance your career in a research-driven environment? Join Whipps Cross Hospital, a Centre of Excellence in Frailty and the centre for NOF fractures for Barts Health, where compassionate care and innovation come together. We are seeking a confident Band 7 Occupational Therapist with strong leadership skills and a broad T&O background to lead our dedicated therapy team. Our orthopaedic wards follow the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol for NOF fractures, improving outcomes through evidence-based practice.

In this role, you will lead a skilled team delivering specialist assessments and interventions across complex T&O and rehabilitation caseloads. You will work within a multidisciplinary team and champion best practice in orthopaedic care alongside your colleagues, B7 Physiotherapist, Advanced Clinical Academic Fellow Physiotherapist and Band 8a Advanced Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in T&O.

Contact Amina Mourad - amina.mourad3@nhs.net for more information

Main duties of the job
To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management and discharge planning of patients admitted to the orthopaedic wards determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits, treatment programs and discharge planning.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £53,751 to £60,651 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8368674WXH

Essential experience

• Extensive post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting in the NHS or similar health service in orthopaedics
• Highly developed acute skills with post registration experience in relevant specialties including orthopaedics and frailty
• Experience and confidence working within a high pressured and fast paced environment
• Experience supervising and appraising staff and students
• Experience of audit / research Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with HCPC recommendations

Desirable experience

• Experience in working within a transdisciplinary environment

Essential knowledge and skills

• Good knowledge of current best practice in OT with specialist clinical skills in Orthopaedics
• In depth knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to client group (#NOF and poly trauma)
• Ability to take a proactive approach to assessment and discharge planning
• Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training both internally within profession and externally to other staff groups
• Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate, and to support other staff in this
• Technology and Information Skills
• Ability to deal with challenging situations and with emotional / aggressive patients / carers
• Be able to demonstrate flexibility and reliability
• Understand legal responsibilities of the profession and associated code of ethics

Desirable knowledge and skills

• Transdisciplinary therapy assessment skills

Essential qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Other essential requirements

• Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear and logical manner
• Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
• Ability to gain patients trust and confidence and feeling of safety about their care
• Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

Contact
Amina Mourad, Advanced Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
amina.mourad3@nhs.net
07842302699

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.