Job Description

Are you a motivated and forward thinking Occupational Therapist looking to develop specialist skills within an acute in-patient therapy team?



We are looking for talented Occupational Therapists who want to develop their skills, provide high class therapy and care to our local populations.



Occupational Therapists are highly regarded within our hospitals and the development of skills and experiences will be supported by a newly appointed practice development Occupational Therapist.



You will be expected to provide a high quality efficient Occupational Therapy service to in-patients (supported by a Band 7 Occupational Therapist) by rotation through the following specialty disciplines:

Neurology, Acute Inpatient Rehab Ealing Hospital DMOP (Department Medicine for Older People), to include AMU cover , at Ealing Hospital and/or Northwick Park Hospital Medical, Respiratory Medicine, Acute Inpatients Ealing Hospital and/or NPH Complex colorectal team at Central Middlesex Hospital And other rotational placements that become available.

To assist Band 7 Occupational Therapist in the organisation and development

of a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for adults.

To manage own caseload including assessment, treatment and support of

clients, applying specialised skills and knowledge.

To provide and gain appropriate information from clients and carers regarding

their needs and concerns, in order to provide a service to meet those needs.

To be an active member of the multidisciplinary team and to provide

coordinated and comprehensive treatment programs.

To refer to various multidisciplinary team members as appropriate following assessment of patient needs.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.



Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

Northwick Park Hospital:

home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

St Mark's Hospital:

an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

Ealing Hospital:

a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

Central Middlesex Hospital:

our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.



We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.



To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the and Person Specification.