Band 7 Occupational Therapist AMU

London, England, United Kingdom

8/1/2025

• Interview date 26th August 2025 onsite at QEH**
  
  

Queen Elizabeth Hospital is committed to high-quality patient care and staff development. We are currently seeking a passionate, dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our newly expanded Acute Medical Unit (AMU) therapy team.

The AMU is a fast-paced, dynamic department where you will play a key role in providing holistic assessments and interventions for a diverse range of patients. You’ll collaborate with consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes for patients and support hospital flow.

As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for delivering patient-centered therapy and ensuring safe, effective discharge planning. The role involves managing complex caseloads, adopting coaching and mentoring approaches with junior staff, and contributing to service development and quality improvements.

We need an innovative team player to work alongside the service lead and peers, developing this newly established service and guiding the team in its growth. You will also oversee supervision, training, and development for the team, attend clinical governance meetings, and contribute to departmental and Trust improvements.

Learning and personal development are encouraged, with a well-established appraisal system and funding for relevant external and internal courses.

• Clinical Expertise: Provide expert assessment and treatment for patients with acute medical conditions, including but not limited to stroke, respiratory illnesses, cardiac conditions, elderly and multi-pathology cases.
• Discharge Planning: Work closely with patients, families, and the wider team to develop and implement comprehensive discharge plans, ensuring safe and timely discharges from the AMU, supporting hospital flow and optimising patient outcomes.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: Work effectively with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, and social workers to provide holistic patient care and discharge solutions.
• Supervision & Mentorship: Provide leadership and support to junior occupational therapists, apprentices, assistants, and students. Foster an environment of learning and development within the team.
• Service Improvement: Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the AMU services, governance, policies, and procedures. Participate in clinical audits and research projects.
• Complex Case Management: Provide therapy input for patients with complex needs, including cognitive and physical rehabilitation post-acute illness.
• Leadership Skills: Ability to lead a team, provide guidance, service development and support flow.
• Knowledge & Skills: Advanced clinical knowledge in the management of acute medical conditions, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills.
  
  

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream.
  
  

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Tilley Job title: Head of Adult OT Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07788566176

Tim Hall

Lead Occupational Therapist

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Occupational Therapy, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, London SE18 4QH

T 020 8836 6000 x65002 M: 07551100103

E [email protected]