Bank Occupational Therapist Band 6


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	from £25.76 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Barnet, EN5 3DJ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	26 Oct 2026

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Summary

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES 1.To be professional, legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care and support more junior staff to do likewise. 2.To be able to analyse clinical and social information from a range of sources and integrate this into your assessment in order to identify goals, develop a treatment plan and deliver patient centred care. 3.To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations or multiple pathologies, using clinical reasoning skills and a variety of assessment techniques to provide an accurate analysis of their condition. 4.To deliver effective, evidence-based occupational therapy treatment that is modified to reflect the patients on-going needs. 5.To actively participate in the planning of complex discharges. CLINICAL/SERVICE DELIVERY 1.To be responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of occupational therapy treatment and care delivered to the patient. 2.To be responsible for maintaining evidence based clinical practice both for self and band five occupational therapy /support worker members of the team under supervision. 3.To be able to motivate and encourage patients with a range of conditions to work with treatment programmes and work towards treatment goals. 4.To organise and lead family meetings and case conferences as required in order to facilitate realistic goal setting and appropriate discharge planning. OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES 1.To ensure that appropriate risk assessment/management occurs within designated area, reporting back to senior. 2.To work on any of the Trust sites as requested. 3.To use information technology to communicate assessment and treatment results to relevant disciplines and produce letters and reports as necessary. LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES 1. To be responsible for organising and planning own caseload to meet service needs and patient priorities, readjusting plans as situations change/arise, on a day-to-day basis. To assist band 5 occupational therapists / support worker staff to do likewise. 2.To be responsible in the day-to-day supervision and allocation of work to less experienced occupational therapists and support workers within the clinical team. **For further information please refer to the attached JD/PS**

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