Band 6 Occupational Therapy- Rotational programme

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: weekend duties- one weekend day in every 6 weeks Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend duties) Job  
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Site Kingston Hospital Town Kingston Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Pro rata, pa. Incl. of HCAS (Outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 25/11/2026 08:00

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range offantasticopportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level,weare uniquely placed toprovide therightenvironment to support your professional development.

With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the firsttrustof our kindin London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for bothoverallquality and leadership.

We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best  have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate
  :
  We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive
  :
  We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative
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  We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring
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  We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

"Occupational Therapy at Kingston Hospital is a therapeutic discipline that aims to provide individualised, goal-orientated interventions that promote health and welling-being through participation in chosen occupations"

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust, for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 6 Occupational. The rotations are for 9 months and include.

Admission avoidance in A&E and Acute Assessment Unit (including Frailty)

ICU/Critical Care

Respiratory medicine

Care of the elderly

Orthopaedics

Surgery

There are also opportunities to work with a neuro outlying population in your services.

Overseas Applicants:
Applications from those currently living overseas are welcome; however please note that there are currently government restrictions in place regarding the issue of work visas and travel to the UK. As a result, this may delay the recruitment process by several months for any international applicant who is appointable.

The successful candidate will join a team passionate about lifelong learning and career mapping. You will receive regular supervision and participate in a new senior CPD teaching program. You will also support a junior teaching program, have a yearly performance appraisal and where linked to your appraisal and career mapping you will be supported to seek funding for external formal courses.

You will be supported by an experienced highly specialist team lead and…