Senior Occupational Therapist for Orthopaedics | Barts Health NHS Trust

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 11 June 2025


• Salary: Not specified


• Additional salary information: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inc


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 11 July 2025


• Location: London, E11 1NR


• Company: Barts Health NHS Trust


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: 7272921/259-6913420WXH-C

Summary

Whipps Cross Hospital is a busy District General Hospital in East London and the Frailty Centre of Excellence. We are looking for an experienced band 6 OT or an established band 7 OT who has the skills and expertise to lead in Orthopaedics.

Recent development and delivery of the ERAS protocol post #NOF has been implemented on the orthopaedic wards, promoting the continued provision of high quality therapy service, ensuring evidence based practice with a reduced LOS.

The team is made up of an integrated team of OTs and PTs working in a friendly, dynamic and supportive environment. The successful candidate will have their own caseload, lead a team of band 6 and band 5 OTs with shared responsibility with the research B7 PT for the therapy support staff.

Applicants will need to hold a current HCPC registration, have broad clinical skills including recent acute orthopaedic experience and have worked in the NHS or acute health service at band 6 or 7 level.

The service operates a rostered weekend service to ensure a 7 day provision. The shift patterns are 8am - 4pm or 10am - 6pm with rostered weekend working with time off in lieu during the week.

To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management and discharge planning of patients admitted to the orthopaedic wards determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits, treatment programs and discharge planning.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Jun 2025.

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Whipps Cross Hospital is a busy District General Hospital in East London and the Frailty Centre of Excellence. We are looking for an experienced band 6 OT or an established band 7 OT who has the skills and expertise to lead in Orthopaedics.

Recent development and delivery of the ERAS protocol post #NOF has been implemented on the orthopaedic wards, promoting the continued provision of high quality therapy service, ensuring evidence based practice with a reduced LOS.

The team is made up of an integrated team of OTs and PTs working in a friendly, dynamic and supportive environment. The successful candidate will have their own caseload, lead a team of band 6 and band 5 OTs with shared responsibility with the research B7 PT for the therapy support staff.

Applicants will need to hold a current HCPC registration, have broad clinical skills including recent acute orthopaedic experience and have worked in the NHS or acute health service at band 6 or 7 level.

The service operates a rostered weekend service to ensure a 7 day provision. The shift patterns are 8am - 4pm or 10am - 6pm with rostered weekend working with time off in lieu during the week.

To play a major and specialist role in the advanced assessment, treatment, clinical management and discharge planning of patients admitted to the orthopaedic wards determining clinical diagnosis, functional deficits, treatment programs and discharge planning.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.