Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you an ambitious Occupational Therapist looking to expand your skills across a range of specialties while progressing your career in a supportive and forward-thinking Trust?

We are seeking motivated Occupational Therapists with excellent communication and clinical skills to join our expanding Band 6 rotational programme
. This exciting opportunity offers a diverse mix of acute and community placements
, enabling you to develop broad clinical expertise and gain valuable experience across different services.

Our acute rotations include exposure to a variety of inpatient settings, including our large and well-established Stroke Unit
. We also offer a wide range of community opportunities, including rehabilitation and long-term conditions services
, supporting individuals to maximise independence and achieve meaningful goals within their communities.

We are proud of our strong partnerships with community providers, creating opportunities for collaborative working and, where appropriate, additional experiences aligned to your professional interests and development goals.

Join a dynamic Occupational Therapy team where innovation, career development, and high-quality patient care are at the heart of everything we do.

• Rotations into 8 different speciality areas:
  • Stroke Unit
  • Community UCR therapy team
  • Community TOCH team
  • Neuro Outliers (including ITU and Trauma caseload)
  • Bromley Stroke Rehab Team
  • Acute Medicine
  • Acute COE
  • Acute ED
  • Acute Frailty

Essential experience required:

• Post-graduate clinical experience working as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of participation in In-service training and Personal CPD
• HCPC registration and RCOT/BAOT membership

Candidates must have a professional, enthusiastic, friendly and flexible approach

Working days and or shift patterns will be agreed by the line manager to meet the needs of the service, including shift patterns over 7 day period covering 8am-8pm in some services.

Informal visits will be available on request to shortlisted candidates.

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

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We are TeamLGT

Date posted: 19 August 2026

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum plus HCAS

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full-time

Reference number: 197-AO8625

Job locations:
University Hospital Lewisham, Stadium Road, London, SE13 6LH
, United Kingdom

• To manage a designated case load with complex needs using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate
• Maintain records which fulfil legal requirements
• To regularly supervise O.T. students on practice placements
• To provide leadership for junior/support staff, through supervision and appraisal as delegated by a senior…