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Brief Job Overview
Tripod Partners are recruiting an experienced and proactive Band 6 Occupational Therapist for a locum opportunity within South West London NHS. Based at West Middlesex University Hospital, part of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, this role sits within the Respiratory Medicine Service and offers the opportunity to work across a range of acute specialist wards.
The successful candidate will work across ICU, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Enhanced Care, and Surgical Wards, providing specialist assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning, and occupational therapy interventions. This is an ideal opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with strong acute medicine experience and a particular interest in respiratory, critical care, and complex rehabilitation pathways.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for patients across respiratory, cardiology, ICU, enhanced care, and surgical services.
- Manage a varied caseload of patients with complex rehabilitation and discharge needs.
- Provide specialist rehabilitation interventions for patients recovering from critical illness and post-ICU care.
- Develop and implement person-centred treatment and discharge plans.
- Support safe and timely discharge planning, working closely with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Assess functional abilities, cognitive needs, and equipment requirements to maximise independence.
- Work flexibly across designated clinical areas according to service demands.
- Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings and coordinate care plans to support positive patient outcomes.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with HCPC and NHS standards.
- Work autonomously, prioritising workload effectively within a fast-paced acute environment.
About You
You will be an experienced Occupational Therapist with a background in acute hospital services, ideally including respiratory medicine, critical care, surgery, cardiology, or general medicine.
You will possess excellent discharge planning skills, strong clinical reasoning, and the ability to work independently under pressure while managing complex rehabilitation cases. Experience supporting patients transitioning from ICU to acute wards would be highly advantageous.
Requirements
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Current HCPC registration.
- Significant experience within an acute NHS hospital setting.
- Strong discharge planning and complex rehabilitation experience.
- Experience working within acute medicine, respiratory care, surgery, cardiology, or critical care environments.
- Ability to manage complex caseloads and prioritise effectively.
- Excellent communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
- Strong clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice knowledge.
- Ability to work flexibly across multiple clinical areas.
Contract & Salary
- Role: Occupational Therapist – Band 6
- Sector: South West London NHS
- Contract Type: Locum
- Contract Length: 3 months initially
- Working Pattern: Full Time, Monday to Friday
- Salary: Negotiable
- Location: West Middlesex University Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
- Reference Code: U. AH0013BM.017006. B20447
How to Apply
If you are an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with acute hospital experience and strong discharge planning and rehabilitation skills, Tripod Partners would welcome your application.
To apply for this Occupational Therapist – Band 6 role, apply using the form on the page.