Job Summary
Are you wanting a new, innovative and incredibly exciting role providing vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy across community health services and primary care.
This fixed term contract until March 31st 2026 is based on the original RCOT pilot, working with primary care to support individuals with common musculo-skeletal and mental health conditions to return to and prevent time away from work.
We are looking for an experienced occupational therapist to work 0.8wte alongside GP practices to provide vocational rehabilitation advice and signposting, assessment and intervention to support individuals to return to or maintain their work role; and advice and signposting for those wishing to return to employment.
Main duties of the job
- To work at an advanced level within the four pillars of advanced clinical practice: Clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
- To take responsibility for developing and shaping the role to meet the needs of the local population in consultation with the PCN leads
- To autonomously utilise advanced clinical practice knowledge and skills to provide specialist vocational assessment and rehabilitation for patients with common mental health disorders and musculo-skeletal problems and occupational therapy assessment and intervention to the Primary Care Network (PCN) agreed population.
- To evidence high levels of problem solving, clinical reasoning and exercise independence of judgement to assess treat and manage own caseload of vocational rehab within the PCN.
- To develop processes to optimise service flow, outcome measurement and present data on the developing role within the PCN.
- To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient -facing role, using their expert knowledge of the impact of physical, social, psychological, and environmental and mental health issues on functional independence and vocation impacting an individual's ability to maintain work, and independence
Find out more information about working and living in South West London here - https://clch.nhs.uk/job/working-clch/clch-southwestlondon#!/select_sector
About Us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We Can Offer You:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Details
Date posted
27 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS (pro rata)
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
8 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
824-SOUTH-7283666
Job locations
Merton Civic Centre
London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-level professional qualification in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- High level post-graduate courses in relevant clinical and non-clinical areas
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Membership of Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA)
- Advanced clinical practice MSc
Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience of undertaking vocational rehabilitation assessments and intervention.
- Experience of working with people with common mental health disorders and musculoskeletal problems.
- MDT working
- Development in training staff
- Quality Improvement project experience
- Service development experience
- Project management experience
- Working with people from a variety of cultural and economic backgrounds.
- Data and reporting experience (e.g. KPIs)
Desirable
- Experience within physical health and mental health settings.
- Previous clinical specialist experience in vocational rehabilitation/ community occupational therapy
- Experience of working within primary care
- Previous experience of establishing and developing services
- Experience of working with service commissioners
- Demand and capacity management
Skills
Essential
- Advanced level of clinical skills in field of vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy.
- Clear, concise verbal and written reporting skills. IM&T skills, e.g. able to use Word, Excel; access information from database
Person Specification
Essential
- Advanced level of clinical skills in field of vocational rehabilitation occupational therapy.
- Clear, concise verbal and written reporting skills. IM&T skills, e.g. able to use Word, Excel; access information from database
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Merton Civic Centre
London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Merton Civic Centre
London Rd
Morden
SM4 5DX
Employer's website
https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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