Senior Occupational Therapist -incl weekend, Inpatient rehabilitation


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum Including HCAS
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Enfield, EN2 8JL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced bands 5 OT looking to progress their career or an established Band 6 looking for a new role to further develop their skills and knowledge. The team is forward thinking, and is led by experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Team Leads. The role will be based across Capetown / Canterbury rehabilitation wards based at Chase Farm Hospital and Magnolia unit ( Complex multipathology, Stroke / Neuro inpatient rehabilitation) , supporting our 7 day therapy service cover rota.

Our rehabilitation services provide inpatient rehabilitation for mainly older adults presenting with a variety of clinical conditions including post-operative orthopaedic surgery, decreased mobility after a fall, exacerbation of a long-term condition, recovery from acute medical problems, deconditioning following an extended hospital stay, Post Stroke/ Neurological rehabilitation. Many of our patients have multiple pathologies and complex needs that require comprehensive assessment by the multi-disciplinary team. You will work closely with Physiotherapists, Speech and language therapists, Dietician , Nurses, and medical colleagues to plan and provide effective rehabilitation and supported discharge planning.

This is an exciting time to join our services, as we are in the process of developing Integrated rehabilitation services to provide a streamlined patient pathway across our rehabilitation services.

Our rehabilitation services provide inpatient rehabilitation for mainly older adults presenting with a variety of clinical conditions including post-operative orthopaedic surgery, decreased mobility after a fall, exacerbation of a long-term condition, recovery from acute medical problems, deconditioning following an extended hospital stay, Post Stroke/ Neurological rehabilitation. Many of our patients have multiple pathologies and complex needs that require comprehensive assessment by the multi-disciplinary team. You will work closely within an MDT to plan and provide effective rehabilitation and supported discharge planning.

This is an exciting time to join our services, as we are in the process of developing Integrated rehabilitation services to provide a streamlined patient pathway across our rehabilitation services.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across 3 main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivaled career opportunities and a forward -thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours, and generous benefits , to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate occupational therapy interventions.

To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by Team lead Occupational Therapist

To supervise Occupational therapy junior staff, therapy support staff & students on practice placements.

To assist the Band 7 Team Leader for ensuring the provision of an exceptional standard of Occupational Therapy service7 days / week, in conjunction with the multi-professional team, to meet the needs of the patients in your designated work area.

To assist and take responsibility in the absence of the Band 7 OT Team Leader for the effective and efficient day to day running of Occupational Therapy Service

This post for Band 6 Occupational Therapist Inpatient rehabilitation has opportunities to work across Inpatient services on the Chase Farm hospital & St Michael’s sites across 7 days being part of a weekend working rota with potential for rotations to other services in future.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Sep 2026

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