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Band 6/7 Occupational Therapist

NHS Professionals Limited

READING, RG6 6BZ

Salary

£24.61 to £28.90

Contract

Bank

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

28 September 2026

28 days left

Job description

Job Title: Occupational Therapist - 89768 Grade: Band 6/7 Trust: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Location: Erlegh House, Reading RG6 6BZ War...

Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to colleagues working within and outside the service, regarding individual patients and all areas of clinical delivery.

Investigate, interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients, particularly those with a highly complex presentation, and to recommend the best course of intervention.

Be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the families and stakeholders under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise

Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.

Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and other therapy and education staff to ensure delivery of a coordinated integrated service.

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Qualifications

Essential

  • OT Qualification and NHS experience mandatory.
  • HCPC registration mandatory.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supervision and training of other band 5 therapists/students and other professionals.
  • Minimum of 2 years experience in working with children.

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

28 August 2026

Last checked

31 August 2026

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About the employer

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NHS Professionals Limited

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