Occupational Therapist - Band 6/7

6‑month fixed-term / secondment

St Bartholomew’s Hospital – Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the UK’s oldest hospital and a centre of excellence for cancer care. We are looking for a motivated

Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational Therapist

to join our

Inpatient Cancer Therapy Team

for a 6‑month period. This role is ideal for a therapist seeking to consolidate and develop specialist clinical skills within a highly supportive and experienced oncology team.

The successful post‑holder will play a key role in the ongoing development and day‑to‑day running of an integrated therapy service for patients receiving inpatient cancer care. You will work closely with physiotherapy colleagues and the wider MDT to support safe, effective, and person‑centred care.

You will support the team to deliver a

high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy service

, focusing on enabling patients to optimise function, manage symptoms, and prepare for discharge at all stages of cancer treatment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist OT assessment and intervention for patients with complex needs related to cancer, surgery, chemotherapy, and acute medical presentations.
• Work collaboratively within a truly integrated therapy service, contributing to joint assessments, shared treatment plans, and coordinated discharge planning.
• Offer clinical leadership (Band 7) or demonstrate developing leadership (Band 6) within the inpatient team.
• Contribute to service improvement, quality initiatives, and the development of innovative therapy pathways.
• Provide supervision, support, and teaching to junior staff, support workers, and students.
• Participate in MDT discussions, family meetings, and complex discharge planning.
• Maintain high professional standards, reflective practice, and adherence to Trust values.

About You

We welcome applications from both Band 6 and Band 7 therapists:

Band 6 applicants

You will be an enthusiastic, proactive OT with experience in acute care, oncology, surgery, palliative care, or a related specialty. You should demonstrate strong clinical reasoning, good communication skills, and a commitment to developing advanced specialist skills.

Band 7 applicants

You will bring significant relevant experience, advanced clinical skills, and confidence in managing complex caseloads autonomously. You will also have experience supervising others, contributing to service development, and demonstrating leadership within a specialist clinical area.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sahra Jalali Job title: clinical lead Email address: [email protected]