Community Occupational Therapist - Upper Lea Valley ICT

Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and patient focused Occupational Therapist to join our Community Therapy Team in Hoddesdon on a fixed term basis.

You will work alongside your community colleagues to provide rehabilitation, palliative care, hospital at home/unplanned therapy support, to the residents of Hertfordshire in their own homes, residential and nursing homes.

The team is friendly, supportive and works collaboratively to optimise patients' level of independence and find innovative ways to enable them to increase their functional performance.

You will work as part of the Integrated Community Team (ICT) pathways to prevent inappropriate hospital admissions and to provide therapeutic holistic assessment, support, treatment and rehabilitation of patients in their own home. We are developing closer working relationships with the Primary care networks with their frailty pathways and with other statutory services.

Proposed Interview date: 20th August 2026

Main duties of the job

• You will provide specialist occupational therapy intervention for your patients and able to delegate and support the OT skills of our therapy technicians
• You will be able to manage a clinical caseload and to support patients with goal setting and supporting their functional performance through activity
• You will ensure that there is effective patient flow through the service
• You will support the rest of the therapy and nursing teams with your experience in equipment provision, effective therapeutic moving and handling, cognitive assessments and OT interventions/therapy programmes

About us
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you

Details
Date posted: 28 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 9 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 812-26-LP-ULV-ICT-OT-19
Job locations: Hoddesdon Health Centre, High Street, Hoddesdon, EN11 8BQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• You will support your team to ensure that patients receive high quality occupational therapy
• You must have a relevant Occupational Therapy qualification and HCPC registration
• You will work alongside the rest of the MDT to ensure patients achieve their goals and receive therapy input in a timely way
• You must hold a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
• We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.
• The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

Person specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Occupational Therapy Degree
• Registration with Health Professions Council
• Post-graduate courses
• Post registration experience

Experience
Essential

• Strong experience on a broad rotational scheme.
• Working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Experience of teaching others
• Experience of participating in investigation/management of complaints.
• Evidence of participating in clinical audits in the workplace.

Other requirements
Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).