Job summary
Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist

£36,943 to £44,900 a year incl HCAS per annum pro rata

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Exciting Opportunity for a Band 5 Rotational Occupational Therapist!

Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist eager to expand your expertise across diverse rehabilitation settings? Join our dynamic Adult Occupational Therapy Rotational Programme and develop specialist skills while gaining invaluable hands-on experience in rehabilitation services!

Why Join Us?

• Diverse Experience - Rotate every six months across different services, enhancing your clinical expertise and completing key competencies.
• Supportive Team - Work within a multi-disciplinary environment, with dedicated guidance and mentorship from senior colleagues.
• Career Development - Benefit from our established preceptorship programme, regular supervision, and tiered CPD opportunities to build specialist skills and stay updated on best practices and research initiatives.
• Make a Difference - Empower service users to regain independence, improve quality of life, and contribute to service development and quality improvement projects.

This is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to grow, innovate and make a meaningful impact in patient care whilst taking your Occupational Therapy career to the next level!

Due to the community nature of this role, being a car driver is essential.

Proposed interview week commencing 16th November 2026

Main duties of the job
The Rotational Occupational Therapist will work autonomously, providing high quality, evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for Bromley Healthcare patients, including those referred with complex multiple pathologies, social and care needs. The role provides breadth of experience across Bromley Healthcare's North and South Community Health Locality Teams (CHLTs) and Borough Wide Services. The post requires flexibility to respond to changing patient, team and service priorities.

As a vital element of our community healthcare provision, the Rotational Occupational Therapist will work with patients in their own homes or care settings, inpatient bed-based rehabilitation and possibly virtually, as the service continues to develop. The postholder may deliver both individual and group interventions. Rotations will occur every six months although this may vary according to service needs and individual development requirements. Additional rotations may be introduced, as the role and service develops.

The Rotational Occupational Therapist will contribute to audit and evaluation, as well as using their knowledge, research and CPD to contribute to ongoing service development. In addition, the postholder will be a valuable source of advice, guidance and education for patients, students, colleagues and other stakeholders

About us
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Job responsibilities

• Conduct autonomous assessments using the Occupational Therapy Process and develop evidence-based intervention plans.
• Work autonomously in community settings, assessing and managing risk.
• Review and adapt treatment plans to ensure effective progress and facilitate safe discharge planning.
• Manage clinical risk, ensuring safe, appropriate and timely interventions.
• Prescribe, deliver, fit, and adjust equipment and minor or major adaptations to enhance independence and safety.
• Complete screening of acute or chronic cognitive impairments under supervision, develop a treatment plan and escalate concerns as appropriate.
• Complete seating assessments under supervision and prescribe appropriate measures.
• Engage and motivate service users, families, and carers in rehabilitation.
• Manage emotionally challenging situations with empathy and professionalism.
• Maintain accurate legal and professional documentation in line with HCPC and Bromley Healthcare standards.
• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, representing the Occupational Therapy perspective.
• Build strong relationships with health, social care, private, and voluntary sector professionals.
• Communicate effectively with referrers and stakeholders, ensuring clear care coordination and advocating for the patient, to ensure that delivery of care is patient orientated and meets local and national standards.
• Support and supervise rehab assistants and therapy students, delegating appropriately.
• Actively participate in team meetings and service development initiatives.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Desirable: Post-Graduate Msc in relevant field.

Registration

• Essential: HCPC registration
• Desirable: Member of RCOT

Information Technology

• Essential: Proficient using Microsoft 365
• Desirable: Knowledge of iRIS5

Training

• Essential: Evidence of CPD
• Desirable: Practice Educator Training

Experience

• Essential: Experience of a broad range of clinical settings, either as a practitioner or as a student on placement
• Essential: Experience of working as part of a multi/inter disciplinary team
• Desirable: Experience of working within the NHS as assistant or Occupational Therapist.
• Desirable: Experience of managing own caseload
• Desirable: Experience of working with therapy assistants and/or students
• Desirable: Experience of prescribing and ordering appropriate equipment

Skills

• Essential: Knowledge of relevant professional guidelines and current research
• Essential: Sound understanding of, and ability to comply with, moving and handling guidelines for clients and equipment
• Essential: Thorough understanding of clinical governance, risk assessment and safeguarding
• Essential: Good time management, prioritisation and organisational skills
• Desirable: Interest in service development

Contact
Adult Integrated Therapy Service Lead: Maria Torralba-Lucas, m.torralba1@nhs.net, 02030031216

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.