Band 6 Locum Adults Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist – Band 6 | Defence Medical Rehabilitation

Job Overview

Location: Ministry of Defence (MoD) – Stanford Hall, Loughborough
Area: East Midlands
Salary: £28.28 per hour (Umbrella)
Job Type: Locum
Contract Length: Ongoing
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Reference: U. NHSJ Q0004-42534-3. 013010. B21251

Are you an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for a specialist opportunity within occupational health and defence rehabilitation? The Ministry of Defence is seeking an Occupational Therapist to support the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Stanford Hall, Loughborough.

This role offers the opportunity to provide specialist occupational therapy input to Service Personnel, helping assess functional abilities, identify barriers to returning to work and support appropriate occupational health recommendations.

Working autonomously as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will undertake complex functional assessments, evaluate biopsychosocial factors affecting work capacity and produce specialist reports to inform clinical decisions. You will also provide professional advice and guidance to colleagues and external organisations on the value of occupational therapy within occupational health.

This locum opportunity is suited to an Occupational Therapist with strong clinical reasoning skills, experience in functional assessment and the confidence to manage a specialist caseload independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a peripatetic Occupational Therapy service within occupational health, working autonomously and taking professional responsibility for clinical decisions and actions.

• Manage an allocated caseload of Service Personnel, ensuring each individual has an accurate, appropriate and person-centred plan of care.

• Assess Service Personnel with a range of diagnoses, considering complex biopsychosocial factors that may affect functional capacity and the ability to return to work.

• Evaluate the impact of diagnosis, prognosis and functional limitations on occupational performance and workplace participation.

• Undertake standardised and non-standardised occupational therapy assessments of function and activities.

• Complete Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs), job demand analyses and workplace adaptation assessments to inform occupational health recommendations.

• Make complex clinical decisions based on assessment findings and produce detailed specialist reports.

• Provide clinical advice and training to multidisciplinary colleagues, external agencies and organisations on the role and benefits of occupational therapy within occupational health.

• Support the Occupational Medicine Consultant by contributing timely and appropriate occupational health advice to key stakeholders.

• Ensure advice and recommendations reflect relevant Joint and Service policies, current occupational health guidance and Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC) best practice guidelines.

• Assess individuals and identify population-level trends using appropriate assessment and intervention methods.

• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to support effective rehabilitation planning, functional recovery and appropriate return-to-work outcomes.

About You

You will be a motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist who can work independently within a specialist occupational health and rehabilitation setting. You will have strong assessment and clinical reasoning skills, with the ability to interpret complex clinical information and understand how physical, psychological and social factors influence functional capacity.

You will be confident managing your own caseload, developing evidence-based care plans and communicating complex findings through clear, professional reports. The ability to advise multidisciplinary colleagues and external stakeholders will also be important.

This opportunity is particularly suited to an Occupational Therapist who enjoys combining specialist clinical assessment with workplace-focused rehabilitation and supporting Service Personnel to achieve the best possible functional and occupational outcomes.

Requirements

• A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification.

• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

• Relevant experience working as an Occupational Therapist at Band 6 level or with equivalent clinical responsibilities.

• Ability to work autonomously and take accountability for professional actions and clinical decisions.

• Experience undertaking functional assessments and developing appropriate care plans.

• Strong clinical reasoning skills, including the ability to interpret complex biopsychosocial factors.

• Knowledge of functional capacity, occupational performance and return-to-work considerations.

• Experience or knowledge of Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE), job demand analysis and workplace adaptations.

• Strong report-writing, communication and multidisciplinary working skills.

• Ability to provide clinical advice and guidance to colleagues and external stakeholders.

• A commitment to professional standards, evidence-based practice and high-quality patient care.

Contract & Salary

• Position: Band 6 Occupational Therapist

• Employer: Ministry of Defence – Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre

• Location: Stanford Hall, Loughborough

• Area: East Midlands

• Salary: £28.28 per hour (Umbrella)

• Job Type: Locum

• Contract: Advertised as ongoing

• Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Specialism: Occupational Health and Defence Rehabilitation

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Occupational Therapist seeking a specialist role within occupational health and defence rehabilitation, this is an opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a service supporting the health, function and occupational capability of Service Personnel.

Candidates with strong functional assessment skills, sound clinical judgement and the ability to work autonomously are encouraged to apply.

Apply today to be considered for this Band 6 Occupational Therapist opportunity at Stanford Hall, Loughborough. Submit your application and apply using the form on the page.