Closing date: 28 July 2026
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a B7 Occupational Therapist to join the STAR therapy team. 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, excellent communication skills and the ability to work well and flexibly within a team, we 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.
Main duties of the job
- Complete assessments using evidence‑based clinical decision‑making, manage risk, and drive operational patient flow within the Emergency Department (ED) and Acute Medical Unit (AMU).
- Perform comprehensive assessments, including cognitive assessments for delirium and dementia, head injury screening, and capacity assessments around discharge destination.
- Submit onward referrals to community teams and neighbourhood teams.
- Participate in MDT board rounds and act as a therapy voice for the STAR team.
- Co‑coordinate daily therapy caseload within ED and AMU to meet critical hospital targets, such as the 4‑hour emergency standard.
- Supervise B6/5 therapy techs and students.
- Manage roster and rota.
About us
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; Epsom Hospital; and the St Johns Therapy Centre and The Nelson Centre provide specialised services to a diverse patient base.
Qualifications and Training
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development including reflective practice and attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
- Masters Degree or evidence of working at an equivalent level
- Recognised postgraduate qualification e.g. MSc in Rehabilitation
- Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
- Leadership Training
- Postgraduate management training
Experience
- A minimum of 4 years post graduate experience
- Involvement in clinical audit
- A minimum of 1 year NHS experience (can include undergraduate experience)
- Broad range of experience at Band 5 and Band 6 levels including acute medicine, senior health, neurology, musculoskeletal, and surgery / amputees
- Participation in out of hours working
- Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the rehabilitation and discharge planning of complex patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- Experience of managing other therapy staff
- Experience of teaching in a clinical setting
- Experience of student supervision / clinical education
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of working in an Emergency Department
- Experience of working in an acute medicine unit
- Experience of undertaking postgraduate research projects
- Experience of operational team management
- Experience of service development and change management
- Experience of lecturing externally
- Experience of Intermediate Care Team or community working
- Experience of Social Services equipment provision
- Committee membership e.g. Health & Safety, safeguarding, Falls
Skills
- Present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Organise, prioritise and delegate
- Willingness to lead staff training
- Work with multi‑interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- Work within the Trust’s policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety to meet the differing needs of patients
- Keep legible and accurate notes in English in iclip system
- Show evidence of being self‑motivated
- Carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and concurrent activities
- Coping with a stressful and unpredictable environment
- Lead and motivate others
- Run courses—internal/external
- Supervision of other staff e.g. therapy assistant / technical instructor
Knowledge
- Complex patient management and frailty
- Remain updated with professional practice and new research
- Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Awareness of skill mix and service needs
- Understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for therapy services, including experience of quality issues and audit
Other
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- Perform weekend duties
- Work as a team member
- Flexible, empathic, compassionate, reliable, logical
- Good time management
- Ability to alter working patterns to include extended hours, unsociable hours and weekend working
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary to submit a Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£58,133 to £65,261 a year, including inner London HCAS
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