Job summary
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Band 6 Maternity cover 9 months fixed-term

St George's University Hospital Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic full-time Occupational Therapist to work as a Band 6 within our acute and rehabilitation services. The post offers the opportunity to be part of a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking teaching Trust.

St George's occupational therapists work in specialist multi-disciplinary therapy services that have a strong focus on patient experience and continual improvement. We are looking for a dedicated occupational therapist who is motivated and keen to develop their clinical specialist knowledge and skills.

The post is part of a Medical rotation. This includes, Senior Health, STAR, Neuro-Medicine, Hand Therapy, Ortho-Geriatrics, Vascular and Surgery Oncology, Acute Medicine, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Amputee Rehab.

Main duties of the job
Assessment and treatment for a range of patients admitted under STAR, MAU, Cardiac & Renal, Haem-Oncology, Hand Therapy, Amputee Rehab, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Ortho-Geriatrics, Vascular & Surgery

You will assist with programmes for occupational therapy student placements including annual review and planning of placements, student allocation and induction, and student supervision.

The post also supports weekend working in Medicine, STAR (A & E), Trauma and Orthopaedics/Plastics and Neurosciences on a 1 in 6 roster with compensatory rest days.

About us
Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Details
Date posted: 28 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year, pro rata per annum including inner London HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 200-8245947-DE-PT

Job description
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role. The vacancy may close earlier than the advised date, depending on the volume of applicants.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training

• Essential: Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• Essential: HPC Registration
• Essential: Continued Professional Development including evidence of reflective practice, and clinical experience gained
• Desirable: Fieldwork Educators Course

Experience

• Essential: 18 months clinical experience post-qualification, at least a year of which must have been in an acute setting.
• Essential: 1 year's previous NHS experience either as a qualified Occupational Therapist (substantive or locum) or as an undergraduate Occupational Therapy Student.
• Essential: Working as part of an MDT team within a clinical environment.
• Essential: Delegation to support staff.
• Essential: Experience of general assessment and intervention with patients in a physical setting (e.g. medical, surgical, trauma and orthopaedics and neurology patients).
• Desirable: Student supervision
• Desirable: Clinical research / audit
• Desirable: Involvement in service development

Skills

• Essential: Clinical Reasoning skills
• Essential: Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
• Essential: Ability to document legible and accurate notes in English using the SOAP note writing system according to local standards
• Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
• Essential: Hand Assessment skills
• Essential: Proficiency with treatment modalities used in hand therapy
• Essential: Group work skills
• Essential: Ability to work under pressure
• Essential: Flexible working approach
• Essential: Initiative
• Essential: Competent IT skills
• Essential: Basic Wheelchair Assessment and Prescription skills
• Essential: Able to work at moderate to high levels of physical activity involving the delivery of manual therapy, therapeutic handling of patients and the assessment, demonstration and installation of adaptations and equipment.
• Desirable: Basic Splinting / Hand Therapy Skills

Knowledge

• Essential: Clear & demonstrable understanding of the OT process
• Essential: Clear understanding of evidence-based practice.
• Essential: Working knowledge of hand assessment tools
• Essential: Understanding of the legal responsibilities of working as a healthcare professional.
• Essential: Knowledge of current OT and Government initiatives.
• Essential: Understanding of Clinical Governance and implications for allied health services including experience of quality issues and audit
• Essential: Able to work within Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the needs of the patients

Other

• Essential: Able to alter working patterns to include working extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working. This may be via additional hours or a shift pattern.
• Desirable: RCOT membership
• Desirable: Car driver
• Desirable: Member of Specialist Section / Interest group

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St George's Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Principal Occupational Therapist, Paul Marshall-Taylor, Paul.Marshall-Taylor@stgeorges.nhs.uk, 02087250985

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