Junior Occupational Therapist Band 5
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Position Overview & Specifications
Looking for your first Occupational Therapy role or to expand your band 5 experience?
Based in Tower Hamlets within community health and social care services, our newly expanded Band 5 rotation offers diverse experience across community physical, mental health and social care teams.
We currently have opportunities for occupational therapists to join our supportive, dynamic team. Based from a large London trust, you will have access to excellent training and development opportunities and a large network of permanent and experienced senior therapists across the borough to support your learning and development. Newly qualified OTs will be supported by preceptorship.
We are looking for dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapists to join us. The rotation includes specialities across community services: community discharge to assess, rapid response and intermediate care with A & E in-reach team, community older adults mental health team, inpatient adult mental health team, Adult Social Care teams including initial assessment team, major adaptations, Housing/Lettings Services, joint health and social care teams reablement and community learning disabilities.
The occupational therapy service has an excellent Band 5 Occupational Therapist support program offering training and development meetings and continuing professional development activities. You will be supported in developing your OT skills and encouraged in your professional development from a large and supportive OT service renowned for its innovation. We value commitment to professional development, training and high-quality clinical supervision for all our staff, some of whom have external teaching and lecturing responsibilities.
We offer a 300 training budget.
Please contact Julie Archer on 020 7364 2641 for more information or an informal discussion about joining our team.
Please apply online.
Closing date: 19th February 2023
Interview date: 1st March 2023
Interviews may be managed remotely by video conferencing.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Please see JD (Job Description) and PS (Personal Specification) for full details of role requirements.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
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Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Insurance Carriers
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Junior Occupational Therapist Band 5 roles across East London NHS Foundation Trust's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Insurance Carriers.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £32,466 - £39,521 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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