Job summary
Waltham Forest Falls Prevention Service provides Waltham Forest residents with a multi-disciplinary Falls Assessment within the community. The service also run Falls Education & Exercise Classes. The successful candidate will also be expected to deliver Falls Education Presentations to Care Homes and other services within the Borough.

The role will require the successful candidate to work as part of multi-disciplinary team using current evidence-based therapy techniques & provide thorough Falls Assessments. The candidate will also need to engage with other health & social care colleagues both internally and externally.

Main duties of the job

• Community Falls Assessments in homes
• Equipment provision
• Home Exercise Programmes for balance and strength
• Work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team
• Leading Exercise and Education Classes including presenting Falls Topics
• Supervision of Band 3 & 4 Rehabilitation Assistants
• Deputising for the Band 7 Team Leads
• To support OT/Physio students
• Falls Prevention Presentations to Care Homes and other groups

About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.

We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Details
Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 3WFL-001311
Job locations: Jane Atkinson Centre, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3HP, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes, Essex.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137) (pro rata for part time staff).

Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience in delivering Falls Education Presentations

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.

Employer details
Employer name: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address: Jane Atkinson Centre, Waltham Forest, London, E17 3HP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Occupational Therapist, Patrick Brown, patrick.brown@nelft.nhs.uk