Occupational Therapist

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The closing date is 22 January 2026

Calling all Urgent Community Response Occupational Therapists

This is an exciting opportunity for a Occupational Therapist with strong clinical reasoning skills and enjoys a fast paced environment

Our integrated teams provide urgent assessment & brief intervention to ensure a patient is safe in their own home

The team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Doctors, Physiotherapists, HCA'S and OTA's

The post holder will join a team of Occupational Therapists to provide specialist functional assessments. when a patient finds themselves unsafe at home due to medical or physical deterioration. Often the OT will need to provide adaptive equipment

Please see the JD and personal spec

To be a competent and strong Occupational Therapist with appetite to work in fast paced environment.

You will need strong clinical reasoning skills alongside effective communication to be able to manage difficult situations

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co- produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

We are kind.

We are respectful.

We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

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 Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time).

Applicant must have a car and be willing to travel through three boroughs

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

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. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

• Qualified /registered Occupational therapist
• Evidence of post-registration Training /qualification and continued CPD

• To have proven and significant experience of working with people with complex, acute physical health needs
• To have experience of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating aspects of care.
• To have significant experience working with families and carers
• Experience or knowledge of providing staff supervision and appraisal

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum (Plus HCAS)