Occupational Therapist-STAR | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	st georges nhs trust
Salary:	£58,133 - £65,261 Per annum including inner london HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW17 0QT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Jul 2026
Closing date:	13 Aug 2026

Apply for this job

Summary

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Acute Therapy Service is recruiting to the STAR therapy team, a B7 Occupational Therapist. Working in the Emergency department, Acute medical unit and short stay ward.

If you have the motivation, enthusiasm and desire to develop your clinical skills, already have excellent communication skills plus the ability to work well and flexibly within a team, we will welcome your application.

We will provide you with excellent clinical support from experienced clinicians in all areas, plus a structured in-service training programme to enable you to develop your clinical and professional skills.

You will participate in late shifts and the weekend service.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Physiotherapy Service is recruiting a B7 Occupational therapist. Working in our front door therapy team, STAR.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist in a front-door service your role will be to complete assessments, using evidence based clinical decision-making, managing risk, and driving operational patient flow within the Emergency Department (ED) and Acute Medical Unit (AMU).

Completing comprehensive assessments, cognitive assessments for delirium and dementia, head injury screening, assessing for capacity around discharge destination.

Completing onward referrals to community teams neighbourhood teams.

Participating in MDT boardrounds and acting as a therapy voice for the STAR team.

Co-coordinating the daily therapy caseload within ED and AMU to meet critical hospital targets, such as the 4-hour emergency standard.

Supervising B6/5’s therapy techs and students.

Roster and rota management.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group form a leading regional healthcare partnership serving populations across Southwest London, Surrey, and beyond. Our integrated hospitals group delivers a comprehensive range of services—from cutting-edge tertiary, trauma, and specialist care to robust community health offerings—to nearly 5 million people, backed by a 17,000-strong workforce.

At our flagship site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting—a major teaching hospital and one of the UK's 11 major trauma centres—we drive clinical excellence and research in partnership with St George’s, University of London and Kingston University. Our network extends to Queen Mary’s Hospital; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, which hosts the Southwest London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Additionally, St Johns Therapy Centre and The Nelson Centre provide specialised services to a diverse patient base.

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

** The vacancy may close earlier than the advised date, depending on the volume of applicants**

This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jul 2026

Apply for this job