Band 6 Locum Adults Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist – Band 6

Job Overview

We are recruiting an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a specialist Occupational Health service within the East Midlands. This exciting locum opportunity offers the chance to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary rehabilitation environment, supporting Service Personnel to maximise their functional ability and achieve successful return-to-work outcomes.

You will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, vocational rehabilitation and occupational health interventions, working autonomously while collaborating with Occupational Health clinicians, consultants and wider multidisciplinary teams. This role is ideal for an Occupational Therapist with strong clinical reasoning skills and experience in vocational rehabilitation, functional assessments and workplace adaptations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide an autonomous occupational therapy service, managing your own caseload and professional practice.
• Assess Service Personnel with a wide range of physical, psychological and biopsychosocial presentations.
• Develop comprehensive, person-centred care plans that support rehabilitation, return to work and retention in employment.
• Undertake Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE), workplace assessments, ergonomic assessments and job demand analyses.
• Assess functional abilities and identify barriers affecting work performance and occupational participation.
• Produce detailed specialist reports and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Apply vocational rehabilitation and human factors principles to support safe and sustainable return-to-work programmes.
• Provide specialist advice, education and training to Service Personnel, managers and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support the Occupational Medicine Consultant by delivering timely occupational health advice in line with current guidance and best practice.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning to develop complex intervention plans based on clinical and non-clinical evidence.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimise rehabilitation outcomes.
• Provide support across other sites when required in accordance with service needs.

About You

You will be a highly motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent assessment and clinical reasoning skills. You will be confident working autonomously while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary environment and passionate about supporting individuals to achieve successful rehabilitation and return-to-work outcomes.

Requirements

• Professional Occupational Therapy qualification recognised by the HCPC.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Experience working as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist or equivalent.
• Knowledge of occupational health, vocational rehabilitation and functional assessment.
• Experience completing workplace assessments, ergonomic assessments and Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE).
• Excellent clinical reasoning and complex assessment skills.
• Ability to produce detailed specialist reports and recommendations.
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary team working skills.
• Ability to work independently while effectively managing a varied caseload.
• Flexibility to travel to other service locations when required.

Contract & Salary

• Role: Occupational Therapist – Band 6
• Area: East Midlands
• Job Type: Locum
• Contract: Ongoing
• Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (applications from candidates available to work a minimum of 3–4 days per week will also be considered).
• Salary: Negotiable
• Full job description available on request.
• Reference: U. DMRC42435.008007. B20593

How to Apply

If you are an HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with experience in occupational health, vocational rehabilitation or complex functional assessment, we would love to hear from you. Join a specialist rehabilitation service where you can make a significant impact on rehabilitation, recovery and return-to-work outcomes while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team.

Please apply using the form on the page.