Total 52 therapist job vacancies in Harrow, HA1 2SL

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Would you like to explore a rewarding career experience as an Occupational Therapist?

About Us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988 as an independent provider of health and social care services in England, Scotland and Wales.

Your Role – Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Working hours – 37.5 Hours per week

Salary: £33,976 (will increase to £36,644 upon successful completion of OT Preceptorship)

Service Line:

Learning Disability Mental Health
Learning Disability Other (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

Location: Cygnet Hospital Harrow, London Road, Harrow-on-the-hill, HA1 3JL

Responsible to: Head of Occupational Therapy and Regional Lead Occupational Therapist

Summary of the site

Cygnet Harrow is a 5-ward hospital, based in one of the most beautiful areas in London. We have a variety of different wards, including two highly specialised male ASD wards, PICU and acute services. We have a designated qualified OT on each ward as well as OTAs and Activity Coordinators supporting the activities on the wards.

We are currently looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy Team to support recovery and rehabilitation activities in the integrated care pathway at Cygnet. You will mainly be working on the highly specialised male ASD wards.

In this role you will assess, implement and develop an OT treatment programme according to service user’s diagnosis and identified needs. This will be based upon findings from assessments including associated risks, in order to develop treatment plans accordingly. You will be an integral member of the Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and OT department. The MDT wrap around the service to support the individuals in our care throughout their journey with us to capture and manage risk and relapse in community settings.

The team consists of nurses, psychologists, psychology assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, social workers, speech and language therapists, and psychiatrists as well as 24/7 support from the nursing team. This means that we are able to meet the changing needs of our service users as they progress through their care pathway, while ensuring their safety is maintained and their independence supported.

If you feel you suit the criteria, then please make an application today. For an informal discussion about the role please contact our in-house recruiter, Hannah Dunlop 07720 497 792.

Occupational Therapy Directorate

Under the leadership of our occupational therapy directors we support over 150 Occupational Therapists. Working together as a large team we provide support to each other across the group, with the opportunity to be part of specialist interest groups & become involved in service development.

Every service line has a clinical lead occupational therapist to lead and develop evidence based practice and agreed occupational therapy pathway.

We ensure our occupational therapists have a voice through participating in service model development, utilising the expertise and support of our clinical lead occupational therapists.

5 reasons why you should make an application today…

1. We care about people in our services
2. Career pathway progression within the company to support your development and skills, including sensory integration training and leadership and management training
3. You will be an integral part of a large, well established MDT with extensive experience to draw from
4. Dedicated CPD time being part of a national network of over 150 OTs in the Cygnet Group within different specialisms including Forensic Practice, LD and ASD, Acute mental health, and PICU.
5. You will be a part of a friendly and supportive team of 5 OTs and 3 OTAs who are driven to provide excellence and where innovation and creativity are welcomed with enthusiasm.

The Successful Candidate should be/ have:

• A registered Occupational Therapist with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council).
• An understanding of working with individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• An understanding of Occupational Therapy process/ interventions and can take a “hands on” approach.
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Passionate about student education
• Ability to manage highly demanding clinical presentation
• Interest in th

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and driven Occupational therapist to join the Acute Therapies Orthopaedics Team at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals.


You will work closely with a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy technicians at Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals to deliver specialist therapy services within the Orthopaedic team.

You will be an essential part of the large multidisciplinary team and part of the wider inpatient therapy team. Our well-established team works closely with counter parts in MSK and Elective Orthopaedic Centre (Central Middlesex Hospital) to innovate, share knowledge and embed good practice.

The successful applicant will have significant experience at band 6 level in occupational therapy treatment/ management of Orthopaedic conditions and be able to demonstrate leadership qualities and management acumen.

You will have an opportunity to work alongside Clinical Specialists in Occupational therapy and Physiotherapy to develop and support the rest of the team in delivering high quality services and service improvement projects.


At LNWUH NHS Trust we are committed to delivering top-quality patient care, excellent education and research. You will be supported and actively encouraged in developing your leadership and clinical skills in this area, to facilitate service improvement and integration with community services and other providers.

· The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, taking a lead in coordinating and providing a highly specialist occupational therapy service to patients within Inpatient Orthopaedics.

· Provide assessment and treatment for patients with a wide range of complex physical, sensory, perceptual and cognitive problems within inpatient settings

· Manage their own caseload working alongside the multi-disciplinary team and other external agencies to ensure highly specialist treatment plans.

· Work collaboratively with patients, carers and with colleagues in health and social services to ensure effective service planning, policy and delivery of services to their specific patient group.

· Be the joint lead therapist for this area of service and represent the department at relevant meetings both in and outside the Trust.

· The post holder will contribute to departmental meetings, and lead complex audit and regularly undertakes research activities in specialist area.

· Take responsibility for planning and delivering highly specialist training to other OTs, professionals and patient/carers on all aspects of sensory, perceptual, physical and functional skills.



London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Dec 2024

Following specialist assessment, to use advanced clinical reasoning, analysis, assessment and re-assessment skills and using a client-centred goal setting approach, to develop and provide individual occupational therapy treatments and programmes for clients. These treatment techniques may include functional activities, occupational therapy treatment techniques or patient and carer education. Demonstrate compassion, empathy and sensitivity towards clients who may have complex emotional and physical conditions such as fear of falling, anxiety, pain and other physical, psychological and social concerns or when delivering unwelcome news around their condition or rehabilitation prognosis.

1. To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborativeworking with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and socialservices and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years andteaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan. 2. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelinesand having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues ineducation, social care and voluntary sector. 3. To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in the writtenform) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam/other professions. This includes child specific information as well as trainingpackages to parents, teachers and other professionals around the management ofspeech, language, communication and eating/drinking difficulties. 4. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/familiesconcerned. 5. To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making,demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly wherebarriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, EAL andlearning difficulties). 6. To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation andexplanations to encourage/ reassure clients and carers to undertake treatmentprogrammes. 7. To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations 8. To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and reportto senior staff. 9. To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may beunder stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties. 10. To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards. 11. To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs.

A Vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.


As the clinical lead for Older Adults and AMU cross site at NPH and Ealing, the post holder will be the clinical lead for the specialist teams and have operational management responsibility for the deployment of resources (human, financial and material) for these services.

He/she will provide leadership and accountability, co-ordinating the strategic and operational direction for the services. Services are provided to both in- and outpatients at NPH and Ealing. He /she will demonstrate sound leadership and management skills, ensuring appropriate policy development & effective service function. The post holder will be responsible for dealing with complaints & representing the service to the level of the Trust board. This post will be responsible for the overall management of Human Resources within the designated area, inclusive of direct linemanagement responsibility of 3 senior Clinical Lead staff and professional management responsibility for a further 42Therapistsand support staff. The role will also include responsibility for recruitment, appraisal & performance management.



· To be professionally accountable for the planning and delivery of the Inpatient Adult Therapies Service across the Trust.This includes prioritising clinical need to provide an effective service; ensuringoperationalplansarein placefor workforce issues, e.g. recruitment,improving working lives, performance management etc.

· To be the expert lead clinical occupational therapist accountable for the provision, development and management of inpatient, applying national standards and guidelines to the local setting.

· To manage a highly complex caseload requiring specialist skills and interventions.To ensure the co-ordination of appropriate input from relevant individuals and servicestaking account of the degree of disability and handicap experienced by the patients, and the existence of clinical, social and psychological factors.

· To identify the need for, instigate and / or recommend appropriate further investigations.To analyse results and use them to inform patient management decisions.

· To use advanced clinical reasoning skills, assimilating information to diagnose suspected pathology which may have a complex or unusual presentation where expert opinion differs or where some information is not available.

· Act as a resource for other professionals and agencies in the management of complex cases within the specialties, including provision of expertise and highly specialised advice across hospital sites.



London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Nov 2024

1. To communicate complex patient-related information effectively to ensure collaborativeworking with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and socialservices and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with parents, early years andteaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/support plan. 2. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelinesand having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues ineducation, social care and voluntary sector. 3. To communicate complex condition-related information (both verbally and in the writtenform) from assessment to CYP, parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinaryteam/other professions. This includes child specific information as well as trainingpackages to parents, teachers and other professionals around the management ofspeech, language, communication and eating/drinking difficulties. 4. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/familiesconcerned. 5. To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making,demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly wherebarriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, EAL andlearning difficulties). 6. To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation andexplanations to encourage/ reassure clients and carers to undertake treatmentprogrammes. 7. To develop negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations 8. To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and reportto senior staff. 9. To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may beunder stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties. 10. To provide clinical reports as per departmental standards. 11. To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers. Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time. For more information visit our website viaLancashire & South CumbriaNHS FT. For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

To communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/ individual education plan which facilitates the development of speech, language and communication skills. To work collaboratively with the school staff in designated schools to support access to and differentiation of the Foundation Stage and National Curriculum for children/young people (CYP) with SLCN and SEN To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines and having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues in education, social services and voluntary sector. To communicate complex condition related information (both verbally and in the written form) from assessment to CYP, Parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. This includes child specific information as well as training packages to parents, teachers and other professionals around the management of speech, language, communication and eating /drinking difficulties. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making regarding intervention approaches demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, English as an additional language and learning difficulties). To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation and explanations to encourage/reassure clients and carers to undertake treatment programmes. To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and report to senior staff. To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties. To provide specialist clinical reports as per departmental standards, including reports for Annual Review meetings and EHCPs . To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs describing the impact of speech, language and communication difficulties within the childs learning environment.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

The Short Term Assessment, Rehabilitation and Reablement Service (STARRS) are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic Senior Occupational Therapist who will bring new ideas and share their excellent working practice within this busy, friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team.

Are you a quick thinking, problem-solving dynamic Occupational Therapist? Are you looking to enhance your assessment and treatment skills for patients in crisis?

STARRS provides Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy services which can include specialist assessment, equipment and short-term packages of care.We are energetic service, which provides a comprehensive service to enable safe, timely Early Supported Discharge from the acute hospital, thereby, reducing the length of hospital stay by continuing patient care at home.

As a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist you will:


• Develop specialist skills within Occupational therapy in intermediate care
• Develop skills in recognising and treating acutely unwell patient
• Supervise junior staff and students

We will offer you support and training to develop your role within the team as well as the benefits and advantages of working within the NHS.

Crèche facility available on site.

For this post, the following are essential:


1. · HCPC registration
2. · Experience of working in the community and excellent communication skills
3. · Registered Car driver with Clean UK License (the Trust has alease car facility available).
1. Take a senior role in the provision of a high quality therapy and nursing service within the specialist area (STARRS), assisting the clinical manager with strategic planning.
2. Be autonomously responsible for assessing and treating own clinical caseload within the specialist area and defining and implementing individualised programmes of care.
3. Responsible for developing the STARRS service within this newly formed Integrated care team, identifying opportunities for and participating in partnership working within the Trust and all external agencies including GPs, WSIC, Brent CCG
4. Manage a team of staff through day to day line management, supervision and appraisal, to ensure best practice and patient care.
5. Lead on clinical audit and research within the specialist area.
6. Support the wider operations of STARRS, in line with managerial structure and planning
7. Provide the highest standard of evidence based care to patients within their own home, working with agreed management care plans and protocols.
8. Undertake and manage the comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and auditing of clinical care provision in patients own home.
9. In collaboration with the nurse lead and manager take responsibility of the day-to-day smooth running of the service and act up as the senior staff member in his/her absence.
10. Act as a resource for patients/carers, colleagues, GPs and other agencies. This will involve teaching and presentations.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Friday 18 Oct 2024

A Vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.


Are you looking for your next career challenge? Are you creative and innovative with a passion for providing high quality patient care? If so then we want you! This is a full time, permanent band 7 post in the outpatient service at Northwick Park Hospital. You will work within a small team managing outpatient referrals for patients who are accessing a Consultant within the Trust. Additionally you will be involved in the running of the outpatient VFS and FEES clinics which sees referrals from the Trust's outpatient teams as well as several local community teams. There will be the opportunity to expand your clinical knowledge and skills, develop your leadership and management skills and lead on service development.

We pride ourselves on valuing and supporting our team members and we give all therapists the opportunity to deliver teaching and training, as well as being supported to implement service development and engage in research.

The outpatient team sits in a department of approximately 30 SLTs, and you will have the opportunity to learn from other teams including ENT, spinal, voice, head and neck and acute.

The post holder is expected to take a lead role in managing the outpatient caseloads providing evidence-based SLT assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult acquired communication and swallowing disorders with a range of aetiologies. Additionally there will be close liaison with local community providers as one of the lead clinicians for the outpatient instrumental service.

You will be supported to lead on the outpatient FEES service and participate in videofluoroscopy clinics. The service is committed to offering robust access to LSVT therefore the post-holder will have access to LSVT training if required. You will be expected to support team members through clinical supervision and in turn, we will ensure you have protected CPD, regular supervision and be part of a friendly and nurturing team.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.


This advert closes on Thursday 26 Sep 2024

To communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education and social services and the voluntary sector. In particular to work with teaching staff to ensure the delivery of a well-coordinated care/ individual education plan which facilitates the development of speech, language and communication skills. To work collaboratively with the school staff in designated schools to support access to and differentiation of the Foundation Stage and National Curriculum for children/young people (CYP) with SLCN and SEN To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines and having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues in education, social services and voluntary sector. To communicate complex condition related information (both verbally and in the written form) from assessment to CYP, Parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. This includes child specific information as well as training packages to parents, teachers and other professionals around the management of speech, language, communication and eating /drinking difficulties. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making regarding intervention approaches demonstrating and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist (i.e. hearing loss, communication difficulties, English as an additional language and learning difficulties). To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation and explanations to encourage/reassure clients and carers to undertake treatment programmes. To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations To deal with initial complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation where possible and report to senior staff. To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties. To provide specialist clinical reports as per departmental standards, including reports for Annual Review meetings and EHCPs . To provide written advice for statutory assessment of special educational needs describing the impact of speech, language and communication difficulties within the childs learning environment.

To view the main responsibilities of this role please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Following specialist assessment, to use advanced clinical reasoning, analysis, assessment and re-assessment skills and using a client-centred goal setting approach, to develop and provide individual occupational therapy treatments and programmes for clients. These treatment techniques may include functional activities, occupational therapy treatment techniques or patient and carer education. Demonstrate compassion, empathy and sensitivity towards clients who may have complex emotional and physical conditions such as fear of falling, anxiety, pain and other physical, psychological and social concerns or when delivering unwelcome news around their condition or rehabilitation prognosis.