Job summary

Join Our Occupational Therapy Staff Bank at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic Band 7 Occupational Therapists to join our Staff Bank, supporting services across both acute and community settings. This is an excellent opportunity to bring your specialist skills to one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts, with the flexibility to work across a wide range of clinical specialties.

As a Bank Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to work within diverse and rewarding services, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across hospital and community environments.

About the Role
You will work across a variety of acute and community services, depending on service need and your clinical experience.

Acute Adult Services
Our acute Occupational Therapy teams work across a range of specialties, including:

• Emergency Department
• Older People's Services
• Acute Medical Unit
• General Medicine
• Stroke and Neurology
• Trauma and Elective Orthopaedics
• Renal and Oncology
• General Surgery and Vascular Services
• Critical Care and Respiratory Services

Main duties of the job

• To provide a high quality expert Occupational Therapy Service to a specialist caseload of patients within nominated clinical specialities based at Guy's and St Thomas Hospital Trust.
• To manage a complex caseload using critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a client centred approach.
• To be responsible for a designated team of Occupational Therapists providing leadership for junior staff, apprentices and Occupational Therapy Assistants through supervision and performance management as required.
• To assist junior staff in the management of complex cases requiring advanced clinical reasoning.
• To lead and advise on clinical Occupational Therapy developments within the hospital and nation-wide level, and other related Trust wide projects.
• To be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD identifying and contributing to the evidence base of Occupational Therapy.
• To educate Occupational Therapy Students on clinical practice placements.
• To provide a patient centred approach and current evidence base to assess, treat, implement, evaluate and document Occupational Therapy interventions.
• To support the management of the Occupational Therapy Service as required by the Heads of Service.

About us

The Occupational Therapy Service at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust spans Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Harefield Hospital, and community services across South East London.

Our Occupational Therapy workforce is recognised for its expertise, innovation and commitment to excellence. Team members actively contribute to local, regional and national professional groups, research projects, service development initiatives and the production of clinical guidance.

Joining our Staff Bank provides an opportunity to work alongside highly skilled colleagues, gain experience across a broad range of specialist services and contribute to outstanding patient care within one of the UK's leading NHS organisations.

Details

Date posted
13 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 7

Salary
£27.02 to £32.80 an hour

Per Hour

Contract
Bank

Working pattern
Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number
196-Bank26

Job locations
Cross Site

London

SE1 4YB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Services
Our community Occupational Therapy teams provide assessment and intervention within patients' homes and community settings, including: Lambeth and Southwark Intermediate Care Teams @Home Rapid Response Service Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service Community Stroke Team Pulross Specialist Rehabilitation Unit Amputee Rehabilitation Unit

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details of the post and the main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Community Services
Our community Occupational Therapy teams provide assessment and intervention within patients' homes and community settings, including: Lambeth and Southwark Intermediate Care Teams @Home Rapid Response Service Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service Community Stroke Team Pulross Specialist Rehabilitation Unit Amputee Rehabilitation Unit

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details of the post and the main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration

Education

Essential

• Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
• Experience should include a varied range of clinical experiences
• Evidence of continuing professional development and post registration education and training.
• Experience of audit/quality improvement projects
• Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
• High standard of performance in a range of clinical skills in physical disability.

Desirable

• Experience in areas such as: Older People Acute medicine Neuro/ICU Palliative care

Skills

Essential

• Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process relating to client centred practice.
• Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised assessment tools.
• Awareness of upper and lower limb positioning and orthoses.
• General knowledge of end stage disease processes, palliative care and the dying process.
• Demonstrate sound techniques in applying a range of sensory physical and manual assessments and treatments.
• General understanding of frailty and impact on occupational performance
• Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs and pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions.
• Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities, in both a hospital and patients home environment.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services
• Ability to promote clinical excellence in self and others.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and excellent team building skills.
• Demonstrates ethical reasoning and critical reflection.
• Committed to improve the experience of service users, appreciating complexity of context, culture of diversity.
• Proven experience in the training, teaching and supervision of others.
• Proven experience in developing and providing education and teaching programmes to other professionals and students.
• Ability to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice.
• Implementation of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care and Occupational Therapy.
• Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.

Desirable

• Management and leadership training
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and associated frameworks
• Knowledge of manual handling and complex positioning/seating

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration

Education

Essential

• Masters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience in physical disability and knowledge of the interplay of disease process and functional well being.
• Experience should include a varied range of clinical experiences
• Evidence of continuing professional development and post registration education and training.
• Experience of audit/quality improvement projects
• Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
• High standard of performance in a range of clinical skills in physical disability.

Desirable

• Experience in areas such as: Older People Acute medicine Neuro/ICU Palliative care

Skills

Essential

• Specialist knowledge, understanding and application of Occupational Therapy process relating to client centred practice.
• Specialist knowledge, application and analysis of standardised assessment tools.
• Awareness of upper and lower limb positioning and orthoses.
• General knowledge of end stage disease processes, palliative care and the dying process.
• Demonstrate sound techniques in applying a range of sensory physical and manual assessments and treatments.
• General understanding of frailty and impact on occupational performance
• Ability to prescribe adaptive equipment, assistive devices, wheelchairs and pressure cushions for patients with a variety of complex conditions.
• Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities, in both a hospital and patients home environment.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary diagnostic and intervention services
• Ability to promote clinical excellence in self and others.
• Demonstrate clinical leadership skills and excellent team building skills.
• Demonstrates ethical reasoning and critical reflection.
• Committed to improve the experience of service users, appreciating complexity of context, culture of diversity.
• Proven experience in the training, teaching and supervision of others.
• Proven experience in developing and providing education and teaching programmes to other professionals and students.
• Ability to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice.
• Implementation of national initiatives and legislation relating to Health and Social Care and Occupational Therapy.
• Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.

Desirable

• Management and leadership training
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and associated frameworks
• Knowledge of manual handling and complex positioning/seating

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Cross Site

London

SE1 4YB

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Cross Site

London

SE1 4YB

United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Esther McDonnell

esthermcdonnell@nhs.net

Details

Date posted
13 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 7

Salary
£27.02 to £32.80 an hour

Per Hour

Contract
Bank

Working pattern
Full-time,

Part-time

Reference number
196-Bank26

Job locations
Cross Site

London

SE1 4YB

United Kingdom

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.