Band 7 OT Emergency Department

Job summary Queen Elizabeth Hospital is committed to high-quality patient care and staff development. We are currently seeking a passionate, dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our newly redeveloped Emergency department team. The Emergency department at QEH is a fast-paced, dynamic department where you will play a key role in providing holistic assessments and interventions for a diverse range of patients. You'll collaborate with consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes for patients and support hospital flow. As a Band 7 Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for delivering patient-centered therapy and ensuring safe, effective discharge planning. The role involves managing complex caseloads, adopting coaching and mentoring approaches with junior staff, and contributing to service development and quality improvements. We need an innovative team player to work alongside the service lead and peers, developing this newly established service and guiding the team in its growth. You will also oversee supervision, training, and development for the team, attend clinical governance meetings, and contribute to departmental and Trust improvements. Learning and personal development are encouraged, with a well-established appraisal system and funding for relevant external and internal courses. Main duties of the job Clinical Expertise: Provide expert assessment and treatment for patients presenting with acute medical , trauma related, and complex functional needs in the ED. This included rapid functional assessment for patients with conditions such as falls, delirium, frailty syndromes, cognitive impairments, safeguarding concerns and functional decline. Discharge Planning: Formulate and implement timely, patient-centred discharge plans in a high-pressure ED setting. Work closely with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe discharge home or onward referral, helping to prevent unnecessary admissions and support effective hospital flow. Supervision & Mentorship: Provide clinical supervision, mentoring, and support for staff working in the emergency department and SDEC. Promote reflective practice and ongoing development in a rapidly evolving clinical environment. Service Improvement: Actively contribute to the development and refinement of the emergency department occupational therapy service. Participate in quality improvement initiatives, governance activities, and service evaluations to ensure high standards of care and innovative practice. About us Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations: Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development Widening access (anchor institution) and employability Improving the experience of staff with disability Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development Making equalities mainstream. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKDaYIwUhfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVS-EjGWloM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RimWWRzVS5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owQliCbXe2w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZtWRicaclU Details Date posted 16 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum plus HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 197-AO7535 Job locations Queen Elizabeth Hospital Stadium Road London SE18 4QH United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities JOB PURPOSE The Occupational Therapy Team Lead provides professional and clinical leadership to Occupational Therapy staff in the Medical Team based at the QEH site. The post holder supervises the day to day running of the medical Occupational Therapy team and is line managed by the Occupational Therapy Site Lead at QEH. To achieve this, the post holder works in close collaboration with the OT Site Lead QEH, and the other Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Leads. The Occupational Therapy Team Lead is a highly experienced clinician in medicine particularly neurology who independently manages a significant and highly specialised clinical caseload. In conjunction with the OT Site Lead, the post holder coordinates a rollingprogramme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research within the pathway team atQEH. As part of the senior clinical Occupational Therapy team on the QEH site, the post holder will deputise for the Occupational Therapy Site Lead QEH as required. The post is based on the Queen