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Salary for this role£36,943 – £44,900 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2222, Occupational therapists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

We are looking for two Band 5 Occupational Therapists to join our established Band 5 Occupational Therapy rotations. This is an exciting opportunity at Band 5 level to gain experience in the area specialist orthopaedics and working with patient with neuro-musculoskeletal conditions.

The post holder will be rotating through following clinical teams:

Adult Orthopaedics
Pain Management and Rehabilitation
Sarcoma and Orthopaedic Oncology
Paediatric Orthopaedics
London Spinal Cord Injuries Centre

Main duties of the job

Within all the clinical teams you will be the responsible for carrying a caseload of patients which will include patients with complex physical and psychological needs. This may include patients with 'Special Needs' requiring specialist seating assessments. Your caseload will include patients ranging in age from children, young adulthood/adults to elderly.

The post will benefit from a multi professional structure of clinical specialists, peer support and supervision and will have excellent opportunities to develop your professional portfolio.

The post holder will be based at Stanmore and will be required to work on a weekend rota as part of Therapy 7-day service.

About us

RNOH Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients. RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Date posted

13 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£36,943 to £44,900 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

392-RNOH-8354825

Job locations

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Brockley Hill

Stanmore

HA7 4LP

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be managed by the Clinical Specialist Manager/s and accountable to the Director of Therapy Services. Clinical supervision will be provided by the Band 7 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist in the team and the post holder will be expected to supervise other members of staff and students as allocated.

The post holder will provide cover for administrative and clinical tasks in the temporary absence of another member of the team, as appropriate to own level of experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

DipCOT/ Degree in Occupational Therapy.
Member of COT or recognised equivalent.
Registered with HPC.

Experience

Essential

6 months experience as Therapy/Rehabilitation Technician or Equivalent relevant experience in any other clinical setting as OT student
Broad knowledge of current best practice in OT and medical conditions associated with the clinical area.
Understanding of team dynamics and MDT working.
Working knowledge of common adaptive equipment.

Desirable

6 months NHS experience as Band 5 OT.
Interest in and further study in clinical area
Knowledge of neurological and biomechanical treatment approaches for complex disability.
Awareness of some specialist equipment relevant to the post.

Skills

Essential

Good Written and Verbal communication with colleagues and patients and other agencies.
Able to communicate with a variety of people, occasionally in emotional distress
Sound clinical reasoning and reflective skills.
Good organisation of self and time.
Ability to reflect and appraise own performance.
Ability to self-motivate and initiate activity.
Computer Literacy . - Use of Microsoft office . Email and other web based systems

Desirable

RCOT Specialist Section/ other Special Interest Group membership.
Clinical supervisor's course.

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 for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.