Job summary
The Therapies team at the Royal Free Hospital is innovative, creative, and truly inter-disciplinary. This team always focuses on delivering high quality, patient centred care.Our team is friendly and supportive with a strong emphasis on supportive supervision, an active learning environment, staff welfare and teamwork using the "What matters to you?" framework.

**VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**

This fantastic opportunity awaits dynamic, motivated Specialist Occupational Therapists looking to develop clinical, operational and leadership skills, as we are currently seeking experienced occupational therapists to join our therapy (rotational) team as Bank staff.

The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. You should have proven experience of working in the relevant areas of clinical therapy services.

The Occupational Therapist has to attend both ad hoc and regular work within the Band 6 general rotations. The rotations happen on a 9 monthly basis across the following clinical teams:

• Vascular and Amputees
• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Hand Therapy
• Health Services for Older People
• Rapid Response / A&E
• Acute Stroke and Neurology
• Complex Medicine

If you believe you meet the criteria of the person specification and would like to join the Royal Free bank at this time, we would be interested in receiving your applications.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate should be able to :-

• Provide specialised Occupational Therapy (OT) serviceto patients treated within RFH services in the given clinical area. Thisrequires working under guidance and incorporating evidence-basedpractice (EBP) in the management of patient care.
• Clinically supervise and guide the professional work of less experiencedTherapy staff and students as appropriate, while complying withprofessional and departmental standards of practice.
• Assist in operational issues in the absence of the Therapy Team Leader.

**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

About us
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Details
Date posted
07 July 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£25.76 an hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
391-3718-BANK-F
Job locations
Royal Free Hospital
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom

Job description
Royal Free World Class Values:
The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes an advanced functional assessment and treatment of patients preparing them for safe discharge to home or the community. The caseload consists of patients with physical and mental disabilities, and encompasses various specialist clinical areas of Occupational Therapy.
• Gains valid, informed consent and has the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• Carry out complex standardised and non-standardised OT assessments offunctional ability (including personal care), cognition, home situation andpsychosocial issues, liaising with senior OT staff as required for highly complex patients.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR POLICY AND SERVICE DEVELOPMENT

• Assists with service development by proposing improvements in own clinical area and recommending development of relevant procedures.
• Identifies areas of unmet patient needs and service gaps and/or areas requiring service development in consultation with the senior therapy clinicians.
• Supports Departmental and Trust strategies regarding Clinical Governance issues.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING

• Assists in induction of new recruits. This may include recommending the development and updating of induction programmes where necessary.
• Responsible for providing regular supervision and individual performance reviews forless experienced staff with guidance from senior staff.
• Assists in the training of occupational therapy students, taking responsibility for practice placement education and written assessments.

**For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration in OT

Desirable

• Member of Specialist OT Section group

Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential

• Professional fluent in written and oral English.
• Ability to carry out manual handling practices.
• To respond positively to changes in working practices.
• Support, adapt and participate in evaluations/changes to services.
• A flexible approach to service delivery and needs.

Experience
Essential

• Post-graduate work experience as an Occupational Therapist, including working with patients in relevant clinical areas.
• Experience of working as an OT with patients with dementia.
• Experience of working as an OT with patients with Neurological conditions.
• Experience of working in an inpatient physical setting.
• Experience of working in an acute setting.
• Experience of a hospital based Occupational Therapy Service, including working with an MDT.

Royal Free World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Others
Essential

• Understanding and compliance of current NHS and Social Care Policies and Equal Opportunities.

Skills and aptitudes
Essential

• Evidence of a clear understanding of the role of the Occupational Therapist in an acute hospital setting
• Evidence of sound and clear understanding of Occupational Therapy core skills
• Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and well established assessment and treatment skills
• Evidence of ability to manage a full clinical caseload and prioritise effectively
• Evidence of ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Evidence of an understanding of the skills required to be an effective team member
• Evidence of an understanding of the skills required ensuring effective communication
• Evidence of an understanding of multidisciplinary issues and knowledge of the skills required to work efficiently and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

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
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free Hospital
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Occupational Therapist ( Lead )
Michael Honnery
michael.honnery@nhs.net
02077940500